Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schoolchildren

/skˈultʃˌɪldɹən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: school-child-ren
IPA: /skˈultʃˌɪldɹən/

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of schoolchild

Example Sentences

"Communication from Bishop Elias L. Williams, requesting that Saturday, April 4, be proclaimed Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Long Beach, and suggesting that school children be given half-day off on April 3."

Inflected Forms

school children (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce schoolchildren?: The recorded pronunciation is /skˈultʃˌɪldɹən/.
What does schoolchildren mean?: plural of schoolchild

How to pronounce schoolchildren

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