Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wolfpack

/ˈwʊlfpæk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: wolf-pack
IPA: /ˈwʊlfpæk/

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A family or other group of wild wolves.

noun

During World War II, any of various marauding groups of submarines, especially German submarines that patrolled the North Atlantic and preyed upon merchant ships.

verb

To gang up on a solitary target, in the manner of a pack of wolves.

Example Sentences

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Etymology

From wolf + pack.

Inflected Forms

wolfpacks (plural) wolf pack (alternative) wolf-pack (alternative) wolfpacks (present, singular) wolfpacking (participle, present) wolfpacked (participle, past) wolfpacked (past)

Synonyms

pack

Questions

How do you pronounce wolfpack?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʊlfpæk/.
What does wolfpack mean?: A family or other group of wild wolves.
Where does wolfpack come from?: From wolf + pack.

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