Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contracted

/kənˈtɹæktɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: con-tract-ed
IPA: /kənˈtɹæktɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Arranged by contract; established by agreement.

adj

Made smaller by contraction.

adj

Incurred; acquired.

verb

simple past and past participle of contract

Inflected Forms

more contracted (comparative) most contracted (superlative)

Derived Forms

contractedly contractedness hypercontracted incontracted noncontracted supercontracted uncontracted

Phrases

non-contracted

Questions

How do you pronounce contracted?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈtɹæktɪd/.
What does contracted mean?: Arranged by contract; established by agreement.

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