letter
/ˈlɛtɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A written or printed communication, usually defined as longer and more formal than a note. (Sometimes specifically one that is on paper.)
noun
The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (the spirit).
noun
noun
A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
Example Sentences
- "There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."
- "And a superscription also was written ouer him in letters of Greeke, and Latin, & Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE IEWES."
- "I wrote a letter to my sister about my life."
- "The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and natural."
- "The magician gave this to the young man and said to him,“ Go at such an hour of the night and stand before a pagan tomb and call the demons, and throw the letter into the air, and immediately they will come to you.” And the young man called the devils and threw the letter into the air, and the prince of darkness came,[…]"
- "He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: letter, letre, littera, letere
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlɛtɚ/
- British English: /ˈlɛtə/