Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rat snake

/ɹæt sneɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: rat s-nake
IPA: /ɹæt sneɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many medium to large colubrid constrictors of a kind found through a great portion of the Northern Hemisphere, primarily feeding on rodents and birds.

Inflected Forms

rat snakes (plural) ratsnake (alternative)

Phrases

Baja California rat snake beauty rat snake black rat snake Dione's rat snake eastern ratsnake European rat snake European ratsnake gray rat snake

Frequently Paired Words

rat terrier

Synonyms

chicken snake

Questions

How do you pronounce rat snake?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹæt sneɪk/.
What does rat snake mean?: Any of many medium to large colubrid constrictors of a kind found through a great portion of the Northern Hemisphere, primarily feeding on rodents and birds.

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