Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cold email

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
cold e-mail
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sales email, made without a referral or without preparing the recipient of the email.

verb

To email someone without preparation or referral.

Transitive verb

Etymology

By analogy with cold call.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cold emails (plural) cold-email (alternative) cold emails (present, singular) cold emailing (participle, present) cold emailed (participle, past) cold emailed (past)

Phrases

cold emailing cold call

Frequently Paired Words

cold call

Questions

What does cold email mean?
A sales email, made without a referral or without preparing the recipient of the email.
Where does cold email come from?
By analogy with cold call.

How to pronounce cold email

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