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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midwives

/mˈɪdwˌaɪvz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
mid-wives
IPA
/mˈɪdwˌaɪvz/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of midwife

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of midwife

Questions

How do you pronounce midwives?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪdwˌaɪvz/.
What does midwives mean?
plural of midwife

How to pronounce midwives

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