Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoverflies

/hˈʌvɚflˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
hov-er-flies
IPA
/hˈʌvɚflˌaɪz/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of hoverfly

Questions

How do you pronounce hoverflies?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈʌvɚflˌaɪz/.
What does hoverflies mean?
plural of hoverfly

How to pronounce hoverflies

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