Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open caption

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: open -cap-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Captions that are permanently embedded or burned in directly into a video image, rendering them always visible to a viewer without the option to turn them off.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

open captioning

Frequently Paired Words

closed caption

Questions

What does open caption mean?: Captions that are permanently embedded or burned in directly into a video image, rendering them always visible to a viewer without the option to turn them off.

How to pronounce open caption

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