Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hide and seek

/ˌhaɪd ən ˈsik/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: hide and seek
IPA: /ˌhaɪd ən ˈsik/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A game where the players have to hide and one has to seek them out.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I would sometimes lie down, and let five or six of them dance on my hand; and at last the boys and girls would venture to come and play at hide-and-seek in my hair."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhaɪd ən ˈsik/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hide-and-seek (alternative)

Synonyms

hide and coop hide and go seek

Questions

How do you pronounce hide and seek?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪd ən ˈsik/.
What does hide and seek mean?: A game where the players have to hide and one has to seek them out.

How to pronounce hide and seek

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