Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inverted caret

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: in-vert-ed -caret
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A caret (^) that has been inverted.

noun

Informal

Example Sentences

"Learners employing the vowels must not use either the inverted caret v (a) or the dot, (e or i) except as vowels."
"Bohemian, as we call it, or Cesky, as they write it (with another inverted caret over the C)."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

inverted carets (plural)

Questions

What does inverted caret mean?: A caret (^) that has been inverted.

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