Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horror movie

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
hor-ror -movie
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A motion picture which entertains by horrifying or frightening the audience.

Canadian usage; American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

horror movies (plural)

Phrases

horror story

Frequently Paired Words

horror story

Synonyms

horror film horror flick

Questions

What does horror movie mean?
A motion picture which entertains by horrifying or frightening the audience.

How to pronounce horror movie

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