Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

placebos

/pləsˈiboʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
place-bos
IPA
/pləsˈiboʊz/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of placebo

Questions

How do you pronounce placebos?
The recorded pronunciation is /pləsˈiboʊz/.
What does placebos mean?
plural of placebo

How to pronounce placebos

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/pləsˈiboʊz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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