Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scare-quotes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
scare-quotes
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does scare-quotes mean?
plural of scare-quote

How to pronounce scare-quotes

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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