Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

explosives

/ɪksplˈoʊsɪvz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
ex-plo-sives
IPA
/ɪksplˈoʊsɪvz/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of explosive

Questions

How do you pronounce explosives?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪksplˈoʊsɪvz/.
What does explosives mean?
plural of explosive

How to pronounce explosives

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