Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neck of the woods

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
neck- of the -woods
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A local neighbourhood or region.

noun

A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar.

Etymology

See neck (“narrow tract of land”) or from Algonquian naiack ("point" or "corner").

Inflected Forms

necks of the woods (plural)

Phrases

up someone's alley right up someone's alley

Frequently Paired Words

up someone's alley right up someone's alley

Synonyms

vicinity locality neighborhood neighbourhood

Questions

What does neck of the woods mean?
A local neighbourhood or region.
Where does neck of the woods come from?
See neck (“narrow tract of land”) or from Algonquian naiack ("point" or "corner").

How to pronounce neck of the woods

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