Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paren

/pəˈɹɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: paren
IPA: /pəˈɹɛn/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).

Informal

Etymology

Clipping of parenthesis.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

parens (plural)

Rhymes With

when been than then even again women men ten ben un en

Questions

How do you pronounce paren?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈɹɛn/.
What does paren mean?: A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).
Where does paren come from?: Clipping of parenthesis.

How to pronounce paren

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