Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

samaritans

/səmˈɛɹɪtənz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
samar-i-tans
IPA
/səmˈɛɹɪtənz/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of Samaritan

name

A telephone helpline providing support to those at risk of suicide.

British usage

noun

plural of samaritan

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce samaritans?
The recorded pronunciation is /səmˈɛɹɪtənz/.
What does samaritans mean?
plural of Samaritan

How to pronounce samaritans

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