Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

household word

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
house-hold -word
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

household words (plural)

Synonyms

Questions

What does household word mean?
Synonym of household name.

How to pronounce household word

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