Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fencepost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: fen-ce-post
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A post which helps hold up a fence.

Example Sentences

"Reversing the car I got the headlights on the bird sitting on the roadside fencepost to reveal a Powerful Owl imperiously staring back at us."

Etymology

From fence + post.

Inflected Forms

fenceposts (plural) fence-post (alternative) fence post (alternative)

Phrases

fencepost error fencepost problem

Questions

What does fencepost mean?: A post which helps hold up a fence.
Where does fencepost come from?: From fence + post.

How to pronounce fencepost

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