Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magic word

/ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɝd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: mag-ic -word
IPA: /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɝd/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any word that has a magical effect when uttered.

noun

One of the words please, thank you, or hello.

noun

Any word that is considered very significant in a certain situation or context.

noun

A string of text having some special function or purpose.

Example Sentences

"If you learn to use magic words when you are little, it would be easy in your adulthood."
"What's the magic word?"
"When someone offers you drugs, the magic word is no."
"One of the magic words used in the MediaWiki software is __NOTOC__, which hides the table of contents that would normally be on the page."
"The header consists of an optional self-execution script, a magic word, a version number, and the word offset of the first instruction, relative to the magic word."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɝd/
British English: /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɜːd/

Inflected Forms

magic words (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

magic number

Synonyms

magical word

Questions

How do you pronounce magic word?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɝd/.
What does magic word mean?: Any word that has a magical effect when uttered.

How to pronounce magic word

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