Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second-best

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.42 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond-best
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does second-best mean?
Alternative spelling of second best.

How to pronounce second-best

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