Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taken by surprise

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
tak-en by -sur-prise
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of take by surprise

Questions

What does taken by surprise mean?
past participle of take by surprise

How to pronounce taken by surprise

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