Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jack o'lantern

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: jack- o'lantern
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of jack-o'-lantern.

noun

Alternative form of jack-o'-lantern.

Example Sentences

"We helped the children carve pumpkins into Jack O'Lanterns."

Inflected Forms

Jack O'Lanterns (plural)

Questions

What does jack o'lantern mean?: Alternative letter-case form of jack-o'-lantern.

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