Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

locomotives

/lˌoʊkəmˈoʊtɪvz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
lo-co-mo-tives
IPA
/lˌoʊkəmˈoʊtɪvz/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of locomotive

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Questions

How do you pronounce locomotives?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˌoʊkəmˈoʊtɪvz/.
What does locomotives mean?
plural of locomotive

How to pronounce locomotives

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