Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exclamation mark

/ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑɹk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: ex-cla-ma-tion -mark
IPA: /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑɹk/

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).

Example Sentences

"The excessive use of exclamation marks devalues their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works!"
"Subject: Fire... Dear Sir-stroke-Madam: Fire. Exclamation mark. Fire. Exclamation mark. Help me. Exclamation mark. 123 Carendon Road. Looking forward to hearing from you. All the best, Maurice Moss."
"Traditionally, the exclamation mark has been used sparingly, especially in formal writing."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑɹk/
British English: /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑːk/

Inflected Forms

exclamation marks (plural)

Phrases

inverted exclamation mark curly brackets square bracket fraction slash parentheses (US full stop question mark quotation marks

Frequently Paired Words

¡ ‼ ‽ ⁈ ⁉ ﹗ ❢ ❣

Synonyms

exclamation exclamation point shriek bang ecphoneme mark of admiration note of admiration note of exclamation note of interjection pling astonisher screamer

Questions

How do you pronounce exclamation mark?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑɹk/.
What does exclamation mark mean?: The punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).

How to pronounce exclamation mark

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