Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nay-sayer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
nay-say-er
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of naysayer.

Inflected Forms

nay-sayers (plural)

Questions

What does nay-sayer mean?
Alternative form of naysayer.

How to pronounce nay-sayer

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