Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard of hearing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: hard of -hear-ing
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having difficulty hearing; somewhat deaf.

Example Sentences

"Speak loudly, because Grandpa is somewhat hard of hearing."

Inflected Forms

more hard of hearing (comparative) most hard of hearing (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

hard of seeing

Synonyms

HoH hearing-impaired

Questions

What does hard of hearing mean?: Having difficulty hearing; somewhat deaf.

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