Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fish hook

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
fish hook
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of fishhook (a hook used in fishing)

noun

The International Phonetic Alphabet /ɾ/ character LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH FISHHOOK, used to represent an alveolar tap.

Etymology

(IPA character): Named because of its superficial resemblance to the hooks used in fishing.

Inflected Forms

fish hooks (plural)

Questions

What does fish hook mean?
Alternative form of fishhook (a hook used in fishing)
Where does fish hook come from?
(IPA character): Named because of its superficial resemblance to the hooks used in fishing.

How to pronounce fish hook

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