Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up a creek

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
up- a creek
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Alternative form of up the creek.

Questions

What does up a creek mean?
Alternative form of up the creek.

How to pronounce up a creek

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “up a creek”.
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