Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cakeshop

/ˈkeɪk.ʃɑp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: cake-shop
IPA: /ˈkeɪk.ʃɑp/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of cake shop.

Example Sentences

"As he did not wish their last interview to be troubled by the influence of their ruined confessional they met in a little cakeshop near the Parkgate."
"The girl and the young man’s first wife, accepting the male’s infidelity without scenes or recriminations, finally agree to start a cakeshop in another basement and leave the young man to his newest mistress."
"…disquieted by the discovery that on the very spot where she expected to find a small familiar cakeshop, a large bookstore now stands instead."

Etymology

From cake + shop.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkeɪk.ʃɑp/
British English: /ˈkeɪk.ʃɒp/

Inflected Forms

cakeshops (plural)

Homonyms

cake shop

Questions

How do you pronounce cakeshop?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeɪk.ʃɑp/.
What does cakeshop mean?: Alternative form of cake shop.
Where does cakeshop come from?: From cake + shop.

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