Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pontificates

/pɑntˈɪfəkˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
pon-tif-i-cates
IPA
/pɑntˈɪfəkˌeɪts/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce pontificates?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɑntˈɪfəkˌeɪts/.
What does pontificates mean?
plural of pontificate

How to pronounce pontificates

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