Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goalmouth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
goal-mouth
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The area in front of the goal.

noun

The space between the goalposts through which the ball, puck, etc has to pass in order to score

Example Sentences

Etymology

From goal + mouth.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

goalmouths (plural)

Questions

What does goalmouth mean?
The area in front of the goal.
Where does goalmouth come from?
From goal + mouth.

How to pronounce goalmouth

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