Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

departments

/dɪpˈɑɹtmənts/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
de-part-ments
IPA
/dɪpˈɑɹtmənts/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of department

Rhymes With

apartments compartments

Questions

How do you pronounce departments?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪpˈɑɹtmənts/.
What does departments mean?
plural of department

How to pronounce departments

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