Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modal auxiliary

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: modal aux-il-iary
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A verb used to express the mood (or tense) of another verb.

Inflected Forms

modal auxiliaries (plural)

Phrases

modal verb modal case

Frequently Paired Words

modal verb modal case

Synonyms

modal auxiliary verb modal verb modal

Questions

What does modal auxiliary mean?: A verb used to express the mood (or tense) of another verb.

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