Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hardly a

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
hard-ly a
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

s

very few

Example Sentences

Questions

What does hardly a mean?
very few

How to pronounce hardly a

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “hardly a”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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