Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teapot

/ˈti.pɔt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: tea-pot
IPA: /ˈti.pɔt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout.

name

An asterism within the constellation Sagittarius forming a recognizable teapot shape with spout, handle, and lid.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Only in modern America has Sagittarius been ignominiously turned into a teapot - although to most Americans, a teapot is as exotic as a centaur."

Etymology

Endocentric compound of tea + pot.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈti.pɔt/
British English: /ˈtiː.pɒt/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

teapots (plural) tea-pot (alternative) tea pot (alternative) the Teapot (canonical)

Derived Forms

teapotful teapotlike

Phrases

as much use as a chocolate teapot as useful as a chocolate teapot Brown Betty teapot celestial teapot chocolate teapot cosmic teapot Newell teapot Russell's teapot

Frequently Paired Words

kettle teakettle

Homonyms

TPOT

Questions

How do you pronounce teapot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈti.pɔt/.
What does teapot mean?: A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout.
Where does teapot come from?: Endocentric compound of tea + pot.

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