Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dfw

/dˈiˈɛfdˈʌbəljˈu/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: dfw
IPA: /dˈiˈɛfdˈʌbəljˈu/

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

5

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

name

Initialism of David Foster Wallace.

noun

Initialism of drug free workplace.

noun

Initialism of department of fish and wildlife.

noun

Initialism of department of fisheries and Wildlife.

adj

Initialism of down for whatever.

Example Sentences

"Yes, I was one of those DFW guys, but please keep reading. I discovered Wallace at 17, sitting in the over-cooled lobby of a test prep company where, shortly, my parents would pay a 24-year-old over $100/hour to remind me how to do trigonometry."

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce dfw?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈiˈɛfdˈʌbəljˈu/.
What does dfw mean?: Initialism of Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

How to pronounce dfw

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