Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeletons

/skˈɛlətənz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: skele-tons
IPA: /skˈɛlətənz/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of skeleton

noun

Shameful secrets (pluralia tantum; shortened from skeletons in the cupboard or skeletons in the closet).

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of skeleton

Questions

How do you pronounce skeletons?: The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɛlətənz/.
What does skeletons mean?: plural of skeleton

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