Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headstart

/hˈɛdstˌɑɹt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: head-start
IPA: /hˈɛdstˌɑɹt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of head start.

Example Sentences

"Some of the outrage is no doubt deserved—I have no patience for bigots myself, […] As a presumed lifetime beneficiary of demographic headstarts, I’m often implicated by definition myself, a situation I can live with. But I rarely entertain an urge to either pile on or argue back."

Etymology

From head + start.

Inflected Forms

headstarts (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce headstart?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛdstˌɑɹt/.
What does headstart mean?: Alternative spelling of head start.
Where does headstart come from?: From head + start.

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