Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

single reed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: sin-gle reed
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reed used singly in many wind instruments, which vibrate to produce a sonorous sound.

Inflected Forms

single reeds (plural) single-reed (alternative)

Questions

What does single reed mean?: A reed used singly in many wind instruments, which vibrate to produce a sonorous sound.

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