Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mainstays

/mˈeɪnstˌeɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
main-stays
IPA
/mˈeɪnstˌeɪz/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of mainstay

Questions

How do you pronounce mainstays?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈeɪnstˌeɪz/.
What does mainstays mean?
plural of mainstay

How to pronounce mainstays

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