Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charades

/ʃɚˈeɪdz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: cha-rades
IPA: /ʃɚˈeɪdz/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of charade

noun

A game in which each player acts out a word or phrase, usually based on puns of each syllable and without speaking, for the others to guess.

Uncountable

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of charade

Example Sentences

"[…] it looked like a house where they played charades, where there would be long streamers of evergreen and dozens of wreaths of holly at Christmas-time, where there were tearful, happy weddings and great throwings of rice after little brides […]"

Etymology

See charade. As a game, originally a clipped form of acting charades or, without talking, dumb charades but now usually understood as a plurale tantum.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

acting charades dumb charades

Rhymes With

decades grades aids trades shades raids blades upgrades grenades aides fades parades

Questions

How do you pronounce charades?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɚˈeɪdz/.
What does charades mean?: plural of charade
Where does charades come from?: See charade. As a game, originally a clipped form of acting charades or, without talking, dumb charades but now usually understood as a plurale tantum.

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