Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filled pause

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: filled -pause
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech.

Example Sentences

"Uh, um, and well are common filled pauses among English speakers."

Inflected Forms

filled pauses (plural)

Synonyms

filler filler phrase filler word hesitation marker planner

Questions

What does filled pause mean?: Any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech.

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