Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underpinnings

/ˈʌndɚpˌɪnɪŋz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-pin-nings
IPA
/ˈʌndɚpˌɪnɪŋz/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce underpinnings?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚpˌɪnɪŋz/.
What does underpinnings mean?
plural of underpinning

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