Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire company

/ˈfaɪˌə(ɹ)kʌmpəni/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables: fire -com-pa-ny
IPA: /ˈfaɪˌə(ɹ)kʌmpəni/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires.

American usage

noun

A single emergency response unit and its personnel within a fire department

American usage

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

fire companies (plural)

Phrases

fire brigade fire department fire station

Frequently Paired Words

fire brigade fire department firehouse fire station

Synonyms

fire brigade

Questions

How do you pronounce fire company?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪˌə(ɹ)kʌmpəni/.
What does fire company mean?: An organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires.

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