Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pigeonholed

/pˈɪdʒənhˌoʊld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: pi-geon-holed
IPA: /pˈɪdʒənhˌoʊld/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Categorized, compartmentalized

adj

Stuck in a predicament due to having behaved in a manner that was too narrow or myopic.

verb

simple past and past participle of pigeonhole

Derived Forms

unpigeonholed

Questions

How do you pronounce pigeonholed?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɪdʒənhˌoʊld/.
What does pigeonholed mean?: Categorized, compartmentalized

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