Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skirmishes

/skˈɝmɪʃɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
skir-mish-es
IPA
/skˈɝmɪʃɪz/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of skirmish

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of skirmish

Questions

How do you pronounce skirmishes?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɝmɪʃɪz/.
What does skirmishes mean?
plural of skirmish

How to pronounce skirmishes

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