Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encumbered

/ɪnˈkʌmbəd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: en-cum-bered
IPA: /ɪnˈkʌmbəd/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.

adj

Burdened by financial debt, mortgages, or other legal obligations.

verb

simple past and past participle of encumber

Example Sentences

"A ship loaded with too much cargo is encumbered."
"'[…] She was married — married against her inclination to my brother. Her fortune was large, and our family estate much encumbered. And this, I fear, is all that can be said for the conduct of one, who was at once her uncle and guardian. My brother did not deserve her; he did not even love her […]'"

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪnˈkʌmbəd/

Inflected Forms

more encumbered (comparative) most encumbered (superlative)

Derived Forms

encumberedness

Frequently Paired Words

encumber cumber

Antonyms

unencumbered

Rhymes With

numbered outnumbered unencumbered

Questions

How do you pronounce encumbered?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈkʌmbəd/.
What does encumbered mean?: Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.

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