Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pigeonholing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: pi-geon-hol-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The classification of disparate entities into narrow and often unfair categories.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of pigeonhole

Usage

Inflected Forms

pigeonholings (plural)

Synonyms

grouping

Questions

What does pigeonholing mean?: The classification of disparate entities into narrow and often unfair categories.

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