Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deteriorates

/dɪtˈɪɹiɚˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
de-te-ri-o-rates
IPA
/dɪtˈɪɹiɚˌeɪts/
13
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce deteriorates?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪtˈɪɹiɚˌeɪts/.
What does deteriorates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of deteriorate

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