Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apple pear

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: ap-ple -pear
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fruit of a northeast-Asian species of pear with a crisp, juicy texture and an apple-like shape.

noun

Pyrus pyrifolia, the tree that bears this fruit.

Inflected Forms

apple pears (plural)

Synonyms

Asian pear Chinese pear Korean pear Japanese pear Taiwan pear sand pear nashi pear papple

Questions

What does apple pear mean?: A fruit of a northeast-Asian species of pear with a crisp, juicy texture and an apple-like shape.

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