Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penetrates

/pˈɛnətɹˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
pen-e-trates
IPA
/pˈɛnətɹˌeɪts/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce penetrates?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛnətɹˌeɪts/.
What does penetrates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of penetrate

How to pronounce penetrates

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