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heavy metal umlaut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
heavy met-al um-laut
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An umlaut (“diacritical mark”) over a letter in the name of a heavy metal band, added gratuitously for mere stylistic effect.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

heavy metal umlauts (plural) heavy-metal umlaut (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Zalgo

Synonyms

metal umlaut röck döts

Questions

What does heavy metal umlaut mean?
An umlaut (“diacritical mark”) over a letter in the name of a heavy metal band, added gratuitously for mere stylistic effect.

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