Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rakery

/ˈɹeɪkəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rak-ery
IPA: /ˈɹeɪkəɹi/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Debauchery; lewdness.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the rakery and intrigues of the lewd town"
"Already, you see, I had begun to acquire a taste for rakery and wenching among the London debutantes."

Etymology

From rake + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rake

Usage

Inflected Forms

rakeries (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce rakery?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪkəɹi/.
What does rakery mean?: Debauchery; lewdness.
Where does rakery come from?: From rake + -ery.

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