Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitewashed

/wˈaɪtwˌɑʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
white-washed
IPA
/wˈaɪtwˌɑʃt/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From whitewash + -ed.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more whitewashed (comparative) most whitewashed (superlative)

Antonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce whitewashed?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈaɪtwˌɑʃt/.
What does whitewashed mean?
simple past and past participle of whitewash
Where does whitewashed come from?
From whitewash + -ed.

How to pronounce whitewashed

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