how to pronounce essays

/ɛˈsɛɪz/

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essays is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… Louis Menand for prose and essays that …”

meanings of essays

noun:

Plural of essay.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of essay.

essays frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word essays occurs in english on average 9.1 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.