Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boiled egg

/bɔɪl.dɛɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: boiled egg
IPA: /bɔɪl.dɛɡ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An egg which has been cooked in the shell in boiling water. It can be hard-boiled or soft-boiled.

Inflected Forms

boiled eggs (plural)

Phrases

deviled egg hard-boiled over easy soft-boiled sunny side up

Frequently Paired Words

deviled egg eggcup hard-boiled omelette over easy soft-boiled soldier sunny side up

Synonyms

coddled egg

Questions

How do you pronounce boiled egg?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɔɪl.dɛɡ/.
What does boiled egg mean?: An egg which has been cooked in the shell in boiling water. It can be hard-boiled or soft-boiled.

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