Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octaves

/ˈɑktɪvz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
oc-taves
IPA
/ˈɑktɪvz/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of octave

Questions

How do you pronounce octaves?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑktɪvz/.
What does octaves mean?
plural of octave

How to pronounce octaves

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