Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

small letter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables
smal-l- let-ter
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lower-case letter, (a, b, c, as opposed to A, B, C), normally used in a text.

noun

A character that was once stored in the bottom half of a compositor's typecase.

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Questions

What does small letter mean?
A lower-case letter, (a, b, c, as opposed to A, B, C), normally used in a text.

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