Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buttonholes

/bˈʌtənhˌoʊlz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
but-ton-holes
IPA
/bˈʌtənhˌoʊlz/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of buttonhole

Questions

How do you pronounce buttonholes?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈʌtənhˌoʊlz/.
What does buttonholes mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of buttonhole

How to pronounce buttonholes

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