Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perforated

/pˈɝfɚˌeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
per-fo-rat-ed
IPA
/pˈɝfɚˌeɪtɪd/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pierced with holes.

adj

Pierced with holes.

verb

simple past and past participle of perforate

Derived Forms

imperforated microperforated misperforated multiperforated nanoperforated nonperforated unperforated

Synonyms

pierced perforate punctured

Questions

How do you pronounce perforated?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝfɚˌeɪtɪd/.
What does perforated mean?
Pierced with holes.

How to pronounce perforated

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