Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

area code

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables: area -code
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.

Australian usage; American usage

Usage

Australian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

area codes (plural)

Synonyms

dialling code

Questions

What does area code mean?: A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.

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