Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trafficking

/tɹˈæfɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
traf-fick-ing
IPA
/tɹˈæfɪkɪŋ/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of traffic

verb

present participle and gerund of traffick

noun

The illegal trade or exchange of goods.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The movement of an enzyme (or other protein) through tissue.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From traffic + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

traffickings (plural)

Derived Forms

antitrafficking countertrafficking microtrafficking mistrafficking narcotrafficking

Phrases

animal trafficking arms trafficking child trafficking drug trafficking human trafficking people trafficking sex trafficking sex-trafficking

Questions

How do you pronounce trafficking?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˈæfɪkɪŋ/.
What does trafficking mean?
present participle and gerund of traffic
Where does trafficking come from?
From traffic + -ing.

How to pronounce trafficking

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