Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self defense

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables
self- de-fense
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of self-defense.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

self defenses (plural)

Questions

What does self defense mean?
Alternative form of self-defense.

How to pronounce self defense

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