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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

common man

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables
com-mon -man
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An average citizen, in contrast to the social, political or cultural elite.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

common men (plural)

Phrases

Jane Doe John Doe John Q. Public Main Street

Frequently Paired Words

everyman Jane Doe John Doe John Q. Public Main Street populism

Questions

What does common man mean?
An average citizen, in contrast to the social, political or cultural elite.

How to pronounce common man

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