Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

security by obscurity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
se-cu-ri-ty by ob-scu-ri-ty
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does security by obscurity mean?
Alternative form of security through obscurity.

How to pronounce security by obscurity

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