Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

investigates

/ˌɪnvˈɛstəɡˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
in-ves-ti-gates
IPA
/ˌɪnvˈɛstəɡˌeɪts/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce investigates?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnvˈɛstəɡˌeɪts/.
What does investigates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of investigate

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