Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fish-out-of-water

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables
fish-out-of-wa-ter
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

in which someone is out of their familiar environment; pertaining to a fish out of water

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What does fish-out-of-water mean?
in which someone is out of their familiar environment; pertaining to a fish out of water

How to pronounce fish-out-of-water

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