Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threatens

/θɹˈɛtənz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
threat-ens
IPA
/θɹˈɛtənz/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of threaten

Rhymes With

tibetans

Questions

How do you pronounce threatens?
The recorded pronunciation is /θɹˈɛtənz/.
What does threatens mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of threaten

How to pronounce threatens

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