Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hostages

/hˈɑstədʒəz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
hostages
IPA
/hˈɑstədʒəz/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of hostage

Questions

How do you pronounce hostages?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑstədʒəz/.
What does hostages mean?
plural of hostage

How to pronounce hostages

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