Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bee-hive

/ˈbiːhaɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: bee-hive
IPA: /ˈbiːhaɪv/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of beehive.

Example Sentences

"And he said if a man owned a bee-hive, and that man died, the bees must be told about it before sun-up next morning, or else the bees would all weaken down and quit work and die."

Inflected Forms

bee-hives (plural)

Homonyms

beyhive

Questions

How do you pronounce bee-hive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiːhaɪv/.
What does bee-hive mean?: Alternative spelling of beehive.

How to pronounce bee-hive

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