Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dovetailed

/dˈʌvtˌeɪld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: dove-tailed
IPA: /dˈʌvtˌeɪld/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a dovetail joint.

adj

Involving a wavy line in the form of triangles, resembling a dovetail.

verb

simple past and past participle of dovetail

Derived Forms

undovetailed

Questions

How do you pronounce dovetailed?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈʌvtˌeɪld/.
What does dovetailed mean?: Having a dovetail joint.

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