how to pronounce shepherds

/ˈʃɛpɚdz/

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shepherds is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… called the second Shepherds play because …”

meanings of shepherds

noun:

Plural of shepherd.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shepherd.

shepherds frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word shepherds occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.