how to pronounce pirates

/ˈpaɪɹəts/

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pirates is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… seems like HLS and pirates have kind of …”

meanings of pirates

noun:

Plural of pirate.
Plural of Pirate.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pirate.

pirates frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word pirates occurs in english on average 9.3 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.