Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blackletter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
black-let-ter
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of black letter.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does blackletter mean?
Alternative form of black letter.

How to pronounce blackletter

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