Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pontificated

/pɑntˈɪfəkˌeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
pon-tif-i-cat-ed
IPA
/pɑntˈɪfəkˌeɪtɪd/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce pontificated?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɑntˈɪfəkˌeɪtɪd/.
What does pontificated mean?
simple past and past participle of pontificate

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