how to pronounce fires

/ˈfaɪɚz/

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fires is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… floods and fires were constantly …”

meanings of fires

noun:

Plural of fire.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fire.

fires frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word fires occurs in english on average 8.9 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.