Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talkies

/tˈɔkiz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: talkies
IPA: /tˈɔkiz/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of talkie

noun

Talking movies.

Dated

Example Sentences

"“We have just returned from the talkies.” “They should never have added sound. There was pop music and people talking all the way through it.”"

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce talkies?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɔkiz/.
What does talkies mean?: plural of talkie

How to pronounce talkies

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