Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

power shovel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
pow-er shov-el
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bucket-equipped machine, usually electrically powered, used for digging and loading earth or fragmented rock and for mineral extraction.

Inflected Forms

power shovels (plural)

Phrases

mechanical shovel

Frequently Paired Words

mechanical shovel excavator digger backhoe

Synonyms

excavator digger shovel

Questions

What does power shovel mean?
A bucket-equipped machine, usually electrically powered, used for digging and loading earth or fragmented rock and for mineral extraction.

How to pronounce power shovel

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “power shovel”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “power shovel”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “power shovel” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.