Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

physical education

/ˈfɪ.zɪ.kl̩ ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪʃn̩/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: phys-i-cal e-d-u-ca-tion
IPA: /ˈfɪ.zɪ.kl̩ ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪʃn̩/

30

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health and wellness, strength, physical co-ordination, and agility.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But it can be recalled that Locsin earlier called out DepEd for seemingly being “unaffected” by the actions of a teacher who body-shamed her by describing her “an obese person” in a Physical Education (PE) educational material after the agency issued an apology."
"In order to help teachers who are interested in the rhythmic side of physical education and its integration with units of social studies to find material, music, etc., I am listing below some of the activities and records that we have found to be very useful."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

gym class

Frequently Paired Words

gym class athletics calisthenics exercise gymnastics

Synonyms

PE phys ed PhysEd phy ed phys. ed.

Questions

How do you pronounce physical education?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪ.zɪ.kl̩ ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪʃn̩/.
What does physical education mean?: An element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health and wellness, strength, physical co-ordination, and agility.

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