Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reed instrument

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: reed in-stru-ment
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any musical wind instrument played by blowing air through a reed, such as the oboe or the clarinet.

Inflected Forms

reed instruments (plural)

Phrases

reed instrumentalist

Synonyms

beating-reed instrument reed

Questions

What does reed instrument mean?: Any musical wind instrument played by blowing air through a reed, such as the oboe or the clarinet.

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