Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ravages

/ɹˈævɪdʒɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: rav-ages
IPA: /ɹˈævɪdʒɪz/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of ravage

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of ravage

Example Sentences

"The ravages of war decimated the country: death, destruction and pestilence resulted from the bombings."

Questions

How do you pronounce ravages?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈævɪdʒɪz/.
What does ravages mean?: plural of ravage

How to pronounce ravages

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