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suffocated

/sˈʌfəkˌeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
suf-fo-cat-ed
IPA
/sˈʌfəkˌeɪtɪd/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of suffocate

adj

Having died as a result of suffocation.

Inflected Forms

more suffocated (comparative) most suffocated (superlative)

Derived Forms

unsuffocated

Questions

How do you pronounce suffocated?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈʌfəkˌeɪtɪd/.
What does suffocated mean?
simple past and past participle of suffocate

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