Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preludes

/pɹˈeɪlˌudz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
pre-ludes
IPA
/pɹˈeɪlˌudz/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce preludes?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈeɪlˌudz/.
What does preludes mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of prelude

How to pronounce preludes

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