Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

middle class

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables
mid-dle -class
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A social and economic class lying above the working class and below the upper class.

noun

The groups in society composed of professionals, semi-professionals, and lower to middle managerial level workers.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

middle classes (plural)

Phrases

lower middle class upper middle class middle-class white-collar

Frequently Paired Words

middle-class bourgeoisie bourgie white-collar yuppie yuppies

Synonyms

middling class middling sort bourgeoisie

Questions

What does middle class mean?
A social and economic class lying above the working class and below the upper class.

How to pronounce middle class

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