Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speculates

/spˈɛkjəlˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
spec-u-lates
IPA
/spˈɛkjəlˌeɪts/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce speculates?
The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɛkjəlˌeɪts/.
What does speculates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of speculate

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