Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poorer

/pˈuɹɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
poor-er
IPA
/pˈuɹɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of poor: more poor

Questions

How do you pronounce poorer?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈuɹɚ/.
What does poorer mean?
comparative form of poor: more poor

How to pronounce poorer

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/pˈuɹɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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