Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

road less traveled

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: road- -less -trav-eled
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The less popular or less commonly taken option.

Etymology

Popularized from one interpretation of Robert Frost's 1915 poem The Road Not Taken.

Inflected Forms

roads less traveled (plural) road less travelled (alternative)

Phrases

off the beaten track plough one's own furrow

Frequently Paired Words

off the beaten track plough one's own furrow

Questions

What does road less traveled mean?: The less popular or less commonly taken option.
Where does road less traveled come from?: Popularized from one interpretation of Robert Frost's 1915 poem The Road Not Taken.

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