Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spur-of-the-moment

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
spur-of-the--mo-ment
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

Questions

What does spur-of-the-moment mean?
Spontaneous; impromptu.
Where does spur-of-the-moment come from?
See spur of the moment.

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