Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leading up to

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables
lead-ing up -to
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lead up to

Phrases

lead up lead-up

Frequently Paired Words

lead up lead-up

Questions

What does leading up to mean?
present participle and gerund of lead up to

How to pronounce leading up to

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