Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postmortem

/pˌoʊstmˈɔɹtɛm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

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post-mortem
IPA
/pˌoʊstmˈɔɹtɛm/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
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How do you pronounce postmortem?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˌoʊstmˈɔɹtɛm/.
What does postmortem mean?
Alternative form of post mortem.

How to pronounce postmortem

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