Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footwell

/ˈfʊtwɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: foot-well
IPA: /ˈfʊtwɛl/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The space for the feet in front of a seat in a vehicle

Example Sentences

"to foreclose the possibility completely. she packed the footwell of the passenger seat with her duffel bag and camping gear and buckled a stack of seed trays on to the seat."

Etymology

* foot + well

Inflected Forms

footwells (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce footwell?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʊtwɛl/.
What does footwell mean?: The space for the feet in front of a seat in a vehicle
Where does footwell come from?: * foot + well

How to pronounce footwell

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