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pretenses

/pɹitˈɛnsɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
pre-tens-es
IPA
/pɹitˈɛnsɪz/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of pretense

Rhymes With

senses offenses dispenses

Questions

How do you pronounce pretenses?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹitˈɛnsɪz/.
What does pretenses mean?
plural of pretense

How to pronounce pretenses

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