Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fallen short

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
fal-l-en short
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does fallen short mean?
past participle of fall short

How to pronounce fallen short

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