Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dvd-r

/ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑɹ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: dvd-r
IPA: /ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑɹ/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of Digital Versatile Disc recordable: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far denser storage and thus greater capacity. It can only be written to once, but it can be read from an indefinite number of times.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑː/

Inflected Forms

DVD-Rs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce dvd-r?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑɹ/.
What does dvd-r mean?: Initialism of Digital Versatile Disc recordable: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far denser storage and thus greater capacity. It can only be written to once, but it can be read from an indefinite number of times.

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