Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

background noise

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: back-ground noise
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any sound other than the sound being monitored (the primary sound); a form of noise pollution or interference.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

background noises (plural)

Synonyms

ground noise

Questions

What does background noise mean?: Any sound other than the sound being monitored (the primary sound); a form of noise pollution or interference.

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