Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

criticizes

/kɹˈɪtɪsˌaɪzɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
crit-i-cizes
IPA
/kɹˈɪtɪsˌaɪzɪz/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce criticizes?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɪtɪsˌaɪzɪz/.
What does criticizes mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of criticize

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