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shortages

/ʃˈɔɹtədʒəz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
short-ages
IPA
/ʃˈɔɹtədʒəz/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of shortage

Questions

How do you pronounce shortages?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɔɹtədʒəz/.
What does shortages mean?
plural of shortage

How to pronounce shortages

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