Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kneejerk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
knee-jerk
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

more kneejerk (comparative) most kneejerk (superlative) kneejerks (plural)

Questions

What does kneejerk mean?
Alternative form of knee-jerk.

How to pronounce kneejerk

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