Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfortunates

/ənfˈɔɹtʃənəts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
un-for-tu-nates
IPA
/ənfˈɔɹtʃənəts/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce unfortunates?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənfˈɔɹtʃənəts/.
What does unfortunates mean?
plural of unfortunate

How to pronounce unfortunates

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