Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rarepair

/ˈɹɛɹˌpɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rarepair
IPA: /ˈɹɛɹˌpɛɹ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ship that generally receives little attention from fans and has few associated fanworks.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Rare pairs might also slash together people or creatures that are considered unnatural, such as a human character with a magical creature such as a centaur or a house elf, or Dumbledore with any young student from Hogwarts."
"If a Yuletide reader requested a rare pair (Silver Surfer/Aunt May?) in The Marvel Cinematic Universe Avengers, that story will now assemble with its more popular Hulk/Iron Man and Captain America/Bucky Barnes fanfic colleagues in the Avengers tag."
"With rarepairs and crackships, it's the unlikeliness or even impossibility of their coming together that gets you going."

Etymology

Compound of rare + pair.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹɛɹˌpɛɹ/
British English: /ˈɹɛəˌpɛə/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

rarepairs (plural) rare pair (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce rarepair?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛɹˌpɛɹ/.
What does rarepair mean?: A ship that generally receives little attention from fans and has few associated fanworks.
Where does rarepair come from?: Compound of rare + pair.

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