Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headstroke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: head-stroke
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A horizontal line at the top of a letter such as F or T.

noun

In some language scripts, a line written over the letters of a word.

Example Sentences

"The distinguishing feature of Oriya letters is the curved headstroke instead of the straight horizontal headstroke of Devanagari, Bengali, and Gurmukhi."

Etymology

From head + stroke.

Inflected Forms

headstrokes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does headstroke mean?: A horizontal line at the top of a letter such as F or T.
Where does headstroke come from?: From head + stroke.

How to pronounce headstroke

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