Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking the lead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing the lead
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take the lead

Questions

What does taking the lead mean?
present participle and gerund of take the lead

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