Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illegal immigration

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: il-le-gal im-mi-gra-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destined country.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

illegal immigrations (plural)

Phrases

illegal immigrant

Frequently Paired Words

illegal immigrant

Synonyms

crimmigration

Questions

What does illegal immigration mean?: The migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destined country.

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