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barnacles

/bˈɑɹnəkəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
bar-na-cles
IPA
/bˈɑɹnəkəlz/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of barnacle

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of barnacle

Questions

How do you pronounce barnacles?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑɹnəkəlz/.
What does barnacles mean?
plural of barnacle

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