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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penalized

/pˈinəlˌaɪzd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
pe-nal-ized
IPA
/pˈinəlˌaɪzd/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of penalised

verb

simple past and past participle of penalize

Inflected Forms

more penalized (comparative) most penalized (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonpenalized unpenalized

Questions

How do you pronounce penalized?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈinəlˌaɪzd/.
What does penalized mean?
Alternative spelling of penalised

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