Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleep dep

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: sleep- dep
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sleep deprivation.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Etymology

Clipping of sleep deprivation. By surface analysis, sleep + dep(rivation).

Usage

Rhymes With

crêpe

Questions

What does sleep dep mean?: Sleep deprivation.
Where does sleep dep come from?: Clipping of sleep deprivation. By surface analysis, sleep + dep(rivation).

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