Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empty letter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: emp-ty let-ter
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a promise that is not intended to be fulfilled

Example Sentences

""According to Thorpe: 'The renewed social contract implied by the 1979 Constitution became virtually an empty letter.'”"

Inflected Forms

empty letters (plural)

Questions

What does empty letter mean?: a promise that is not intended to be fulfilled

How to pronounce empty letter

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