Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penalties

/ˈpɛnəltiz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
penal-ties
IPA
/ˈpɛnəltiz/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of penalty

noun

A penalty shootout.

Informal

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɛnəltiz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pœnalties (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce penalties?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛnəltiz/.
What does penalties mean?
plural of penalty

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