Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pessimists

/pˈɛsəmɪsts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
pes-simists
IPA
/pˈɛsəmɪsts/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of pessimist

Questions

How do you pronounce pessimists?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛsəmɪsts/.
What does pessimists mean?
plural of pessimist

How to pronounce pessimists

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