Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bletch

/blɛt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bletch
IPA: /blɛt͡ʃ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To blacken; to dirty or soil.

Transitive verb

noun

Anything that has been blackened or dirtied.

Etymology

Probably a blend of bleck + blatch.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bletches (present, singular) bletching (participle, present) bletched (participle, past) bletched (past) bletches (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bletch?: The recorded pronunciation is /blɛt͡ʃ/.
What does bletch mean?: To blacken; to dirty or soil.
Where does bletch come from?: Probably a blend of bleck + blatch.

How to pronounce bletch

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