Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ill-fortune

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
il-l--for-tune
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ill + fortune.

Inflected Forms

ill-fortunes (plural) ill fortune (alternative)

Questions

What does ill-fortune mean?
Bad luck; misfortune
Where does ill-fortune come from?
From ill + fortune.

How to pronounce ill-fortune

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