Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dial-up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
di-al-up
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Requiring a telephone number to be dialed.

noun

A network connection that requires a telephone number to be dialed.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

dialup (alternative) dial-ups (plural)

Phrases

always-on dial-in

Frequently Paired Words

always-on dial-in

Questions

What does dial-up mean?
Requiring a telephone number to be dialed.

How to pronounce dial-up

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