Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piggy-back

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
pig-gy-back
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of piggy back.

adv

Alternative form of piggy back.

verb

Alternative form of piggy back.

noun

Alternative form of piggy back.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

piggy-backs (present, singular) piggy-backing (participle, present) piggy-backed (participle, past) piggy-backed (past) piggy-backs (plural)

Questions

What does piggy-back mean?
Alternative form of piggy back.

How to pronounce piggy-back

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