Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expletives

/ˈɛksplətɪvz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ple-tives
IPA
/ˈɛksplətɪvz/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of expletive

Questions

How do you pronounce expletives?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛksplətɪvz/.
What does expletives mean?
plural of expletive

How to pronounce expletives

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɛksplətɪvz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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