Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mercenaries

/mˈɝsənˌɛɹiz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
mer-ce-nar-ies
IPA
/mˈɝsənˌɛɹiz/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of mercenary

Questions

How do you pronounce mercenaries?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɝsənˌɛɹiz/.
What does mercenaries mean?
plural of mercenary

How to pronounce mercenaries

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