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parasites

/pˈɛɹəsˌaɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
par-a-sites
IPA
/pˈɛɹəsˌaɪts/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of parasite

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of parasite

Questions

How do you pronounce parasites?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛɹəsˌaɪts/.
What does parasites mean?
plural of parasite

How to pronounce parasites

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