how to pronounce ants

/ˈænts/

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ants is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… details even like the ants I go out and …”

meanings of ants

noun:

Plural of ant.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ant.

ants frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word ants occurs in english on average 5.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.