Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poaching

/pˈoʊtʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: poach-ing
IPA: /pˈoʊtʃɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of poach

noun

Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

poachings (plural)

Derived Forms

antipoaching nonpoaching

Rhymes With

coaching approaching encroaching broaching

Questions

How do you pronounce poaching?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈoʊtʃɪŋ/.
What does poaching mean?: present participle and gerund of poach

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