how to pronounce detectives

/dɪˈtɛktɪvz/

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detectives is pronounced in three syllables

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dɪtɛktɪvz

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An example use of detectives in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… as we speak by our detectives and the …”

meanings of detectives

noun:

  1. Plural of detective.

detectives frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word detectives occurs in english on average 3.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics detectives can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that detectives can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

words that rhyme with detectives

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