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vocal cord

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
vo-cal -cord
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.

Inflected Forms

vocal cords (plural)

Phrases

false vocal cord true vocal cord vocal fold vocal ligament

Frequently Paired Words

glottis vocal fold vocal ligament

Synonyms

vocal band vocal fold plica vocalis

Questions

What does vocal cord mean?
Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.

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