Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vocab

[ˈvoʊ.kæb]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: vo-cab
IPA: [ˈvoʊ.kæb]

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Vocabulary, especially that acquired while learning a language.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Shaggy: Please! This time don't say "Split up!" Fred: Fine! Divide into two groups! Shaggy: Changing the vocab! Should have seen that coming! Scooby: Jerk move, Jones!"

Etymology

Clipping of vocabulary.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [ˈvoʊ.kæb]
British English: [ˈvəʊ.kab]

Usage

Inflected Forms

vocabs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce vocab?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈvoʊ.kæb].
What does vocab mean?: Vocabulary, especially that acquired while learning a language.
Where does vocab come from?: Clipping of vocabulary.

How to pronounce vocab

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