Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tolerances

/tˈɑlɚənsɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: tol-er-ances
IPA: /tˈɑlɚənsɪz/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of tolerance

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of tolerance

Example Sentences

"This is known as the law of tolerances. Tolerances range along a continuum [...]. Some organisms have wide ranges of tolerances and others have narrow ones."

Questions

How do you pronounce tolerances?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɑlɚənsɪz/.
What does tolerances mean?: plural of tolerance

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