Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

under construction

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: un-der- -con-struc-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Being currently constructed.

Example Sentences

"Our new office is still under construction."
"The website is under construction and consists of a placeholder image."

Phrases

work in progress

Frequently Paired Words

work in progress

Questions

What does under construction mean?: Being currently constructed.

How to pronounce under construction

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