Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clept

/klɛpt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clept
IPA: /klɛpt/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of clepe

Obsolete

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

cleped (alternative) ycleped (alternative) yclept (alternative)

Rhymes With

except kept accept sept stepped slept swept intercept adept wept crept inept

Questions

How do you pronounce clept?: The recorded pronunciation is /klɛpt/.
What does clept mean?: simple past and past participle of clepe

How to pronounce clept

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