Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telephone directory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
tele-phone di-rec-to-ry
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
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What does telephone directory mean?
A listing of telephone subscribers in a specific geographical area, together with their telephone numbers and, sometimes, a street address.

How to pronounce telephone directory

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