Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distinguishes

/dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
dis-tin-guish-es
IPA
/dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃɪz/
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce distinguishes?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃɪz/.
What does distinguishes mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of distinguish

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