Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walkup

/wˈɔkˌʌp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: walkup
IPA: /wˈɔkˌʌp/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of walk-up.

name

Example Sentences

"The apartment is in the Flowerbox Building, a new doorman condominium on East Seventh Street named after the built-in, self-watering flower boxes that stand in contrast to the street’s dingier tenement walkups."

Etymology

From walk + up.

Inflected Forms

walkups (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce walkup?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔkˌʌp/.
What does walkup mean?: Alternative form of walk-up.
Where does walkup come from?: From walk + up.

How to pronounce walkup

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