Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preservatives

/pɹəzˈɝvətɪvz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
preser-va-tives
IPA
/pɹəzˈɝvətɪvz/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

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How do you pronounce preservatives?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəzˈɝvətɪvz/.
What does preservatives mean?
plural of preservative

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