Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off vocal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
of-f vo-cal
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The instrumentals.

Etymology

From Japanese オフボーカル (ofubōkaru), from English off + vocal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: オフボーカル, off

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does off vocal mean?
The instrumentals.
Where does off vocal come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce off vocal

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