Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

understates

/ˈʌndɚstˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-states
IPA
/ˈʌndɚstˌeɪts/
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce understates?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚstˌeɪts/.
What does understates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of understate

How to pronounce understates

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