Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wait-a-minute

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
wait--a-minute
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Questions

What does wait-a-minute mean?
Synonym of wait-a-bit

How to pronounce wait-a-minute

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