Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sound design

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: sound de-sign
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The creative discipline concerned with sound in entertainment media.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The sound design of The Matrix (1999) won Academy Awards for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

sound designer

Frequently Paired Words

sound designer

Questions

What does sound design mean?: The creative discipline concerned with sound in entertainment media.

How to pronounce sound design

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