Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bitter-sweet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
bit-ter-sweet
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of bittersweet.

Inflected Forms

more bitter-sweet (comparative) most bitter-sweet (superlative)

Phrases

bitter-sweet nightshade

Questions

What does bitter-sweet mean?
Alternative form of bittersweet.

How to pronounce bitter-sweet

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