Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wanna-be

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables
wan-na-be
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of wannabe.

Inflected Forms

wanna-bes (plural)

Questions

What does wanna-be mean?
Alternative form of wannabe.

How to pronounce wanna-be

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