Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roof of the mouth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: roof of the -mouth
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The upper internal surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities, found in humans and some other mammals.

Inflected Forms

roofs of the mouth (plural)

Synonyms

palate

Questions

What does roof of the mouth mean?: The upper internal surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities, found in humans and some other mammals.

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