Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

instant coffee

/ˌɪnstənt ˈkɒfi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: in-stan-t -cof-fee
IPA: /ˌɪnstənt ˈkɒfi/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beverage in the form of a powder, granules, or concentrated liquid, made from coffee and able to be quickly reconstituted by adding water.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She put a spoonful of instant coffee into the water still bubbling in the cup, stirred it and then she sipped it, flavorless and synthetic as the retreat she had tried to make out of the small apartment."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌɪnstənt ˈkɒfi/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

instant coffees (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce instant coffee?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnstənt ˈkɒfi/.
What does instant coffee mean?: A beverage in the form of a powder, granules, or concentrated liquid, made from coffee and able to be quickly reconstituted by adding water.

How to pronounce instant coffee

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