Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pocket-knife

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
pock-et-knife
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

pocket-knives (plural)

Questions

What does pocket-knife mean?
Alternative spelling of pocketknife.

How to pronounce pocket-knife

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