Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pains-taking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
pains--tak-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic form of painstaking

Archaic

Usage

Questions

What does pains-taking mean?
Archaic form of painstaking

How to pronounce pains-taking

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