Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half inch

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: half inch
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A length of half of an inch.

Example Sentences

"The average woman in the early 1960s was 5ft 3in and 140lb. Now, women are a half-inch taller and about 30lb heavier, on average."

Inflected Forms

half inches (plural) half-inch (alternative)

Phrases

half-inch

Frequently Paired Words

half-inch

Questions

What does half inch mean?: A length of half of an inch.

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