how to pronounce buddies

/ˈbʌdiːz/

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buddies is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… is one of our good buddies and he helped …”

meanings of buddies

noun:

Plural of buddy.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buddy.

buddies frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word buddies occurs in english on average 9.7 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.