Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obstacles

/ˈɑbstəkəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
ob-sta-cles
IPA
/ˈɑbstəkəlz/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of obstacle

Questions

How do you pronounce obstacles?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑbstəkəlz/.
What does obstacles mean?
plural of obstacle

How to pronounce obstacles

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