Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palisades

/palɪseɪdz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: pal-isades
IPA: /palɪseɪdz/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A line of steep cliffs along the western bank of the Hudson River in New Jersey.

name

A group of peaks in the central part of the Sierra Nevada, California.

name

A mountain range of Napa County, California.

name

Ellipsis of Pacific Palisades: a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.

noun

plural of palisade

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of palisade

Example Sentences

"Some 200 million years ago, the rocks that became the Palisades cliffs just across the Hudson River from Manhattan formed during volcanic activity that helped rip apart the ancient supercontinent Pangea."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /palɪseɪdz/

Inflected Forms

the Palisades (canonical)

Rhymes With

decades grades aids trades shades raids blades upgrades grenades aides fades parades

Questions

How do you pronounce palisades?: The recorded pronunciation is /palɪseɪdz/.
What does palisades mean?: A line of steep cliffs along the western bank of the Hudson River in New Jersey.

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