Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

/p

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables
/p
IPA
3
Scrabble Score
1
Letters
1
Syllables
1
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From / + abbreviation of platonic, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).

Frequently Paired Words

/r

Questions

What does /p mean?
Denotes that the preceding statement was meant platonically.
Where does /p come from?
From / + abbreviation of platonic, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).

How to pronounce /p

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