Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diacritical mark

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: di-a-crit-i-cal -mark
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.

Example Sentences

"California, like several other states, prohibits the use of diacritical marks or accents on official documents. That means no tilde (~), no accent grave (`), no umlaut (¨) and certainly no cedilla (¸)."

Inflected Forms

diacritical marks (plural)

Synonyms

diacritic diacritical

Questions

What does diacritical mark mean?: A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.

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