Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dark-horse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: dark--horse
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of darkhorse.

Example Sentences

"On December 7, 2015, Donald Trump, then a dark-horse candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, used his Facebook page to promote a press release."

Questions

What does dark-horse mean?: Alternative form of darkhorse.

How to pronounce dark-horse

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