Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cat-nap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
cat--nap
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of catnap (“short amount of time spent sleeping”).

verb

Alternative form of catnap (either sense)

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

cat-naps (plural) cat-naps (present, singular) cat-napping (participle, present) cat-napped (participle, past) cat-napped (past)

Questions

What does cat-nap mean?
Alternative form of catnap (“short amount of time spent sleeping”).

How to pronounce cat-nap

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