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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ridged

/ˈɹɪd͡ʒd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
ridged
IPA
/ˈɹɪd͡ʒd/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having ridges.

verb

simple past and past participle of ridge

Etymology

From Middle English rigged, riggid, ryggyd, rugged, equivalent to ridge + -ed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more ridged (comparative) most ridged (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonridged unridged upridged

Phrases

ridged band

Synonyms

enridged carinate carinated keeled

Rhymes With

abridged bridged unabridged

Questions

How do you pronounce ridged?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪd͡ʒd/.
What does ridged mean?
Having ridges.
Where does ridged come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce ridged

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