Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lead dog

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
lead- -dog
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

one of the dogs at the front of the team, who set the pace.

Inflected Forms

lead dogs (plural)

Questions

What does lead dog mean?
one of the dogs at the front of the team, who set the pace.

How to pronounce lead dog

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