Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weired

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: weired
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"White shrimp emigrated significantly sooner from the unweired pond than from the weired pond in most experiments, but whether the weir actually delayed emigration was unclear."

Etymology

From weir + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: weir

Questions

What does weired mean?: Having a weir.
Where does weired come from?: From weir + -ed.

How to pronounce weired

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