Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interests

/ˈɪn.t(ə.)ɹɪsts/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-ests
IPA: /ˈɪn.t(ə.)ɹɪsts/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of interest

noun

The persons interested in any particular business or cause, taken collectively.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of interest

Example Sentences

"the coal-mining interests"
"the separatist interests"

Questions

How do you pronounce interests?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.t(ə.)ɹɪsts/.
What does interests mean?: plural of interest

How to pronounce interests

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