Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frass

/fɹæs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: frass
IPA: /fɹæs/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The droppings or excrement of insect larvae.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The sawdust-like byproduct of wood-boring insects like woodworm, termites, old-house borers or powderpost beetles.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Under the influence of marijuana, stoned.

noun

artificial turf

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of ferash.

Example Sentences

"Examine the stalk, especially behind the sheaths, for holes and sawdustlike frass where the larvae have entered to tunnel in the stalk."
"Although purists object to artificial turf or ‘frass’, it finds purchase as way to save water in parched Golden State"

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fraß.

Usage

Inflected Forms

frasses (plural) frasser (comparative) frassest (superlative) frassed (alternative)

Rhymes With

class world-class pass gas ass mass glass low mass grass bass brass snake in the grass

Questions

How do you pronounce frass?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹæs/.
What does frass mean?: The droppings or excrement of insect larvae.
Where does frass come from?: Borrowed from German Fraß.

How to pronounce frass

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “frass”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/fɹæs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “frass”.
Repeat and practice — Say “frass” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.