Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water shortage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter short-age
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shortage or scarcity of water.

Inflected Forms

water shortages (plural)

Questions

What does water shortage mean?
A shortage or scarcity of water.

How to pronounce water shortage

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