Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passive speaker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: pas-sive s-peak-er
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person—often a heritage speaker—with high-level or native-like passive comprehension skills, but weak or low level active speaking skills.

Inflected Forms

passive speakers (plural)

Questions

What does passive speaker mean?: A person—often a heritage speaker—with high-level or native-like passive comprehension skills, but weak or low level active speaking skills.

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