Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empire state building

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
em-pire s-tate build-ing
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A skyscraper in New York City, the tallest in the world from 1931–72.

Etymology

Empire State + building

Questions

What does empire state building mean?
A skyscraper in New York City, the tallest in the world from 1931–72.
Where does empire state building come from?
Empire State + building

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