Speakur

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missionaries

/ˈmɪʃəˌnɛɹiz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
mis-sion-aries
IPA
/ˈmɪʃəˌnɛɹiz/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of missionary

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɪʃəˌnɛɹiz/
  • British English: /ˈmɪʃən(ə)ɹiz/

Questions

How do you pronounce missionaries?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪʃəˌnɛɹiz/.
What does missionaries mean?
plural of missionary

How to pronounce missionaries

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