Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preoccupies

/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
pre-oc-cu-pies
IPA
/pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪz/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

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How do you pronounce preoccupies?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiˈɑkjəpˌaɪz/.
What does preoccupies mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of preoccupy

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