Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wallcovering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: wall-cov-er-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A covering for a wall, such as wallpaper

Example Sentences

"There is no reason not to paper one wall with your favorite wallcovering — the wall with the fireplace, say, or the one where you plan to park the sofa — and paint adjacent walls a complementary color."

Etymology

From wall + covering.

Inflected Forms

wallcoverings (plural)

Questions

What does wallcovering mean?: A covering for a wall, such as wallpaper
Where does wallcovering come from?: From wall + covering.

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