Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

name-letter effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
name-let-ter -ef-fect
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency of people to prefer the letters in their name over other letters in the alphabet.

Inflected Forms

name-letter effects (plural)

Questions

What does name-letter effect mean?
The tendency of people to prefer the letters in their name over other letters in the alphabet.

How to pronounce name-letter effect

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