Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoodlums

/hˈudləmz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
hood-lums
IPA
/hˈudləmz/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of hoodlum

Questions

How do you pronounce hoodlums?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈudləmz/.
What does hoodlums mean?
plural of hoodlum

How to pronounce hoodlums

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “hoodlums”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hˈudləmz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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