Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rope ladder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: rope lad-der
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flexible ladder, constructed of rope, often with wooden rungs, suspended from the top.

Example Sentences

"Jem had outgrown the treehouse, but helped Dill and me construct a new rope ladder for it"

Inflected Forms

rope ladders (plural)

Phrases

Jacob's ladder

Frequently Paired Words

Jacob's ladder ropeladder

Questions

What does rope ladder mean?: A flexible ladder, constructed of rope, often with wooden rungs, suspended from the top.

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