Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wilder

/ˈwaɪldɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: wilder
IPA: /ˈwaɪldɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of wild: more wild

verb

To bewilder, perplex

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A number of places in the United States:

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Now, to smother noise and light, Is stolen abroad the wildering night,"
"Now in their hearts those wildered Trojans said That once more they beheld Achilles' self Gigantic in his armour."
"More tender, grateful than she could have dreamed, Fond hands passed pitying over brows and hair, And gentle words borne softly through the air, Calming her weary sense and wildered mind, By welcome, dear communion with her kind."
"Deep and far within the ether stretched my eyes their anxious gaze, While the swelling thoughts within me grew a wild and wildered maze, Then came floating on the distance, softly to my listening ears, Low, thrilling harmonies of worlds whirling in their bright spheres."

Etymology

From wild.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwaɪldɚ/
British English: /ˈwaɪldə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

wilders (present, singular) wildering (participle, present) wildered (participle, past) wildered (past) Wilders (plural)

Derived Forms

bewilder

Rhymes With

milder vanguilder builder gilder guilder bewilder

Questions

How do you pronounce wilder?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪldɚ/.
What does wilder mean?: comparative form of wild: more wild
Where does wilder come from?: From wild.

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