Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nucular

/ˈnukjəlɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: nu-cu-lar
IPA: /ˈnukjəlɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pronunciation spelling of nuclear.

adj

Nut-shaped; of or relating to a nucule — a section of a compound (usually hard) fruit.

Etymology

Respelling representing a mispronunciation of nuclear by metathesis and epenthesis or by association with nuke.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnukjəlɚ/
British English: /ˈnjuːkjələ/

Inflected Forms

more nucular (comparative) most nucular (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce nucular?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnukjəlɚ/.
What does nucular mean?: Pronunciation spelling of nuclear.
Where does nucular come from?: Respelling representing a mispronunciation of nuclear by metathesis and epenthesis or by association with nuke.

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