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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short o

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
short- o
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The vowel sound /ɒ/, as in the words "top" and "dot". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in potting as contrasted with poting.)

Inflected Forms

short o's (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

long oo short oo long a short a long e short e long i short i

Antonyms

long o

Questions

What does short o mean?
The vowel sound /ɒ/, as in the words "top" and "dot". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in potting as contrasted with poting.)

How to pronounce short o

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