Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

how long

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.67 in modern English

Syllables
how -long
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Used literally: what length.

adj

Used literally: what duration.

adv

Used literally: for what duration.

Example Sentences

Phrases

How long is a piece of string?

Questions

What does how long mean?
Used literally: what length.

How to pronounce how long

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