Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

happy belated birthday

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: hap-py -be-lat-ed birth-day
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Said or written to a person after their birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer.

Inflected Forms

belated happy birthday (alternative)

Questions

What does happy belated birthday mean?: Said or written to a person after their birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer.

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