Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanctions

/sæŋkʃənz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
sanc-tions
IPA
/sæŋkʃənz/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of sanction

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sanction

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sæŋkʃənz/

Questions

How do you pronounce sanctions?
The recorded pronunciation is /sæŋkʃənz/.
What does sanctions mean?
plural of sanction

How to pronounce sanctions

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