Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perpetuates

/pɚpˈɛtʃəwˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
per-pet-u-ates
IPA
/pɚpˈɛtʃəwˌeɪts/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce perpetuates?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɚpˈɛtʃəwˌeɪts/.
What does perpetuates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of perpetuate

How to pronounce perpetuates

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