Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hors d'œuvre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
hors d'œu-vre
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

hors d'œuvres (plural)

Questions

What does hors d'œuvre mean?
Alternative spelling of hors d'oeuvre.

How to pronounce hors d'œuvre

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