Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imbeciles

/ˈɪmbəsəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
im-be-ciles
IPA
/ˈɪmbəsəlz/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of imbecile

Questions

How do you pronounce imbeciles?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪmbəsəlz/.
What does imbeciles mean?
plural of imbecile

How to pronounce imbeciles

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