Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masturbates

/mˈæstɚbˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
mas-tur-bates
IPA
/mˈæstɚbˌeɪts/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce masturbates?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈæstɚbˌeɪts/.
What does masturbates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of masturbate

How to pronounce masturbates

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