Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

higher-pitched

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: high-er-pitched
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of high-pitched: more high-pitched

Example Sentences

"The Marsh rebuilding, with the higher-pitched and larger boiler and new standard boiler mountings, completely altered the appearance of the engine, which in its last guise was a very handsome machine; but unsteadiness in running at speeds over 50 m.p.h. resulted in no further such conversions being made."

Questions

What does higher-pitched mean?: comparative form of high-pitched: more high-pitched

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