Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pencil lead

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: pen-cil lead
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The material (usually black or dark gray) which allows a pencil to work. Usually a mixture of graphite and smaller amounts of other material, but not actual lead.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

pencil leads (plural)

Synonyms

lead

Questions

What does pencil lead mean?: The material (usually black or dark gray) which allows a pencil to work. Usually a mixture of graphite and smaller amounts of other material, but not actual lead.

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