Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captain-lieutenant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: cap-tain-lieu-tenant
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rank found in armies and navies

noun

A rank found in armies and navies

noun

A rank found in armies and navies

noun

A rank found in armies and navies

noun

A rank found in armies and navies

noun

A rank found in armies and navies

noun

A rank found in armies and navies

noun

A rank found in armies and navies

Etymology

captain + lieutenant

Inflected Forms

captain-lieutenants (plural) captain lieutenant (alternative) lieutenant captain (alternative) lieutenant-captain (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

captain captain, junior grade captain, senior grade deputy captain junior captain lead captain leading captain leading lieutenant

Questions

What does captain-lieutenant mean?: A rank found in armies and navies
Where does captain-lieutenant come from?: captain + lieutenant

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