Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

front crawl

/ˌfɹʌntˈkɹɑːl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: fron-t crawl
IPA: /ˌfɹʌntˈkɹɑːl/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of swimming where the swimmer is face-down in the water and moves the arms in alternating overhead strokes.

Inflected Forms

front crawls (plural)

Synonyms

American crawl Australian crawl crawl freestyle

Questions

How do you pronounce front crawl?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɹʌntˈkɹɑːl/.
What does front crawl mean?: A style of swimming where the swimmer is face-down in the water and moves the arms in alternating overhead strokes.

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