Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

priorities

/pɹaɪˈɔɹ.(ə.)tiz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: pri-or-i-ties
IPA: /pɹaɪˈɔɹ.(ə.)tiz/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of priority

intj

An expression, chiefly unfriendly, remarking disagreement with someone else's order of priorities; that someone takes the wrong action compared to something else, or in the wrong order. Get your priorities straight.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The house was on fire, but Alex still insisted to complete that game before evacuating. Priorities."
"So you decided to buy a fancy teacup instead of paying rent? Well, I mean... priorities."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹaɪˈɔɹ.(ə.)tiz/
British English: /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ɪ.tiz/

Usage

Informal

Rhymes With

authorities minorities sororities

Questions

How do you pronounce priorities?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹaɪˈɔɹ.(ə.)tiz/.
What does priorities mean?: plural of priority

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