Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

awkward age

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
awk-ward age
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Early adolescence.

Dated

Usage

Inflected Forms

the awkward age (canonical)

Questions

What does awkward age mean?
Early adolescence.

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