Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fraidy

/ˈfɹeɪdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
fraidy
IPA
/ˈfɹeɪdi/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Afraid.

American usage

adj

Cowardly.

American usage

Etymology

From afraid + -y.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fraidier (comparative) fraidiest (superlative)

Phrases

fraidy cat fraidy hole

Rhymes With

lady brady shady sadie m'lady milady spady blady zayde tradey

Questions

How do you pronounce fraidy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹeɪdi/.
What does fraidy mean?
Afraid.
Where does fraidy come from?
From afraid + -y.

How to pronounce fraidy

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈfɹeɪdi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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