Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scratch paper

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: scratch -pa-per
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Paper used for preliminary work on a (for example mathematics) problem, considered ephemeral.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

scratch papers (plural) scratchpaper (alternative)

Synonyms

scratch pad scribbling block

Questions

What does scratch paper mean?: Paper used for preliminary work on a (for example mathematics) problem, considered ephemeral.

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