Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cliff-hanger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: clif-f-hang-er
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of cliffhanger.

Example Sentences

"Once upon a time the movie mecca teamed with redskins, and all of them made good livings in the many "horse operas" and "cliff hanger" serials of the industry's beginning."

Inflected Forms

cliff-hangers (plural)

Questions

What does cliff-hanger mean?: Alternative form of cliffhanger.

How to pronounce cliff-hanger

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