Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sockful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sock-ful
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as a sock will hold.

Example Sentences

"Distrusting banks, the eccentric old man kept a sockful of silver coins under his mattress."

Etymology

From sock + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sock

Inflected Forms

sockfuls (plural) socksful (plural)

Questions

What does sockful mean?: As much as a sock will hold.
Where does sockful come from?: From sock + -ful.

How to pronounce sockful

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