Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fraid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: fraid
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pronunciation spelling of afraid.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Guess ye'd better speak to 'em about spendin' so much money, Mr. Merrick; I'm 'fraid they may need it some day." ""
"When a man is 'gaged in prah, he ain't fraid o' nuffin--dey can't nuffin tetch him.""
""Yis," he continued, "there was a time when folks said I could a hed Miry ef I'd asked her; and I putty much think so myself, but I didn't say nothin': marriage is allers kind o'ventursome; an' Miry had such up-and-down kind o' ways, I was sort o' fraid on't."
"I ain't fraid of no ghost"

Usage

American usage

Questions

What does fraid mean?: Pronunciation spelling of afraid.

How to pronounce fraid

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