how to pronounce beds

/ˈbɛdz/

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beds is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… disaster by how many beds per capita in …”

meanings of beds

noun:

Plural of bed.
Plural of BED.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bed.

name:

Abbreviation of Bedfordshire.

beds frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word beds occurs in english on average 16.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.