Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perforates

/pˈɝfɚˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
per-fo-rates
IPA
/pˈɝfɚˌeɪts/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce perforates?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝfɚˌeɪts/.
What does perforates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of perforate

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