Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periodical cicadas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ri-od-i-cal -ci-cadas
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
7
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does periodical cicadas mean?
plural of periodical cicada

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