Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lettered

/lˈɛtɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
let-tered
IPA
/lˈɛtɚd/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked with letters.

adj

Literate (able to read writing in letters).

adj

Educated, especially having an academic degree.

adj

Bearing spots or blotches that resemble letters.

verb

simple past and past participle of letter

Derived Forms

blacklettered multilettered unlettered

Synonyms

knowing knowledgeable learned well-educated well-read

Antonyms

unlettered

Rhymes With

unfettered bettered petard fettered

Questions

How do you pronounce lettered?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɛtɚd/.
What does lettered mean?
Marked with letters.

How to pronounce lettered

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/lˈɛtɚd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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