Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attention span

/əˈtɛn.ʃən spæn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: at-ten-tion s-pan
IPA: /əˈtɛn.ʃən spæn/

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted.

Example Sentences

"He has learning difficulties because of his short attention span."
"Limit your training sessions to fifteen minutes; twice each day. One half-hour session is not recommended as a rock's attention span is rather short. Remember; a bored rock is an unhappy rock."

Inflected Forms

attention spans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce attention span?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtɛn.ʃən spæn/.
What does attention span mean?: The length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted.

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