Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

washington d.c.

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
wash-ing-ton d.c.
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does washington d.c. mean?
Alternative spelling of Washington, D.C..

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