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wakeup

/wˈeɪkˌʌp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
wake-up
IPA
/wˈeɪkˌʌp/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act or instance of waking up.

noun

An act or instance of being awakened; a wake-up call.

noun

Colaptes auratus, northern flicker.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Deverbal from wake up.

Inflected Forms

wakeups (plural) wake-up (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

awakeness wakefulness wokeness

Homonyms

wake-up

Rhymes With

make-up wake-up makeup breakup shakeup

Questions

How do you pronounce wakeup?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈeɪkˌʌp/.
What does wakeup mean?
An act or instance of waking up.
Where does wakeup come from?
Deverbal from wake up.

How to pronounce wakeup

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “wakeup”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/wˈeɪkˌʌp/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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