Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orphans

/ˈɔɹfənz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
or-phans
IPA
/ˈɔɹfənz/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of orphan

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of orphan

Questions

How do you pronounce orphans?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔɹfənz/.
What does orphans mean?
plural of orphan

How to pronounce orphans

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