Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

complicates

/kˈɑmplɪkˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
com-pli-cates
IPA
/kˈɑmplɪkˌeɪts/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce complicates?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑmplɪkˌeɪts/.
What does complicates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of complicate

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