Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mistresses

/mˈɪstɹəsəz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: mis-tress-es
IPA: /mˈɪstɹəsəz/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of mistress

noun

plural of Mistress

Example Sentences

"The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something."

Questions

How do you pronounce mistresses?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪstɹəsəz/.
What does mistresses mean?: plural of mistress

How to pronounce mistresses

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