Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleeping policeman

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
sleep-ing po-lice-man
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A speed bump.

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

sleeping policemen (plural)

Phrases

silent policeman

Frequently Paired Words

silent policeman

Questions

What does sleeping policeman mean?
A speed bump.

How to pronounce sleeping policeman

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