Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

floodwater

/flˈʌdwˌɔtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
flood-wa-ter
IPA
/flˈʌdwˌɔtɚ/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The water of a flood.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From flood + water.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce floodwater?
The recorded pronunciation is /flˈʌdwˌɔtɚ/.
What does floodwater mean?
The water of a flood.
Where does floodwater come from?
From flood + water.

How to pronounce floodwater

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/flˈʌdwˌɔtɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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