how to pronounce rats

/ˈɹæts/

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rats is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… superpowers is that naked mole rats can …”

meanings of rats

noun:

Plural of rat.
Plural of RAT.

interjection:

Expression of disbelief.
Expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rat.

rats frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word rats occurs in english on average 8.1 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.