Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patients

/pˈeɪʃənts/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
pa-tients
IPA
/pˈeɪʃənts/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of patient

name

plural of Patient

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce patients?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈeɪʃənts/.
What does patients mean?
plural of patient

How to pronounce patients

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “patients”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/pˈeɪʃənts/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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