Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

governments

/ˈɡʌv.ɚ(n).mənts/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
gov-ern-ments
IPA
/ˈɡʌv.ɚ(n).mənts/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of government

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡʌv.ɚ(n).mənts/
  • British English: /ˈɡʌv.ə(n).mənts/

Questions

How do you pronounce governments?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌv.ɚ(n).mənts/.
What does governments mean?
plural of government

How to pronounce governments

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