Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

difficulties

/ˈdɪfɪkəltiz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
dif-fi-cul-ties
IPA
/ˈdɪfɪkəltiz/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of difficulty

noun

a series of frustrations

Colloquial

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How do you pronounce difficulties?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪfɪkəltiz/.
What does difficulties mean?
plural of difficulty

How to pronounce difficulties

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈdɪfɪkəltiz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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