Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

o͞o

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oo
IPA

2

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A dictionary transcription for the GOOSE vowel, used i.a. in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

Synonyms

ū ü

Questions

What does o͞o mean?: A dictionary transcription for the GOOSE vowel, used i.a. in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

How to pronounce o͞o

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