Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cmyk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: cmyk
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of cyan, magenta, yellow, key: the colour model used in colour printing.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

process color

Frequently Paired Words

CMYB process color

Questions

What does cmyk mean?: Initialism of cyan, magenta, yellow, key: the colour model used in colour printing.

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