Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marital rape

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
mar-i-tal rape
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rape of one's own spouse.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

marital rapes (plural)

Synonyms

spousal rape

Questions

What does marital rape mean?
The rape of one's own spouse.

How to pronounce marital rape

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