Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

language barrier

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: lan-guage bar-ri-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.

Inflected Forms

language barriers (plural)

Phrases

language border

Frequently Paired Words

language border

Questions

What does language barrier mean?: A conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.

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