Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flood-gate

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
flood---gate
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does flood-gate mean?
Alternative form of floodgate.

How to pronounce flood-gate

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