Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shortens

/ʃˈɔɹtənz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
short-ens
IPA
/ʃˈɔɹtənz/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of shorten

name

plural of Shorten

Questions

How do you pronounce shortens?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɔɹtənz/.
What does shortens mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of shorten

How to pronounce shortens

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ʃˈɔɹtənz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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