Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

word play

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables
word -play
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see word, play.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A technique in which the nature of the words used become part of the subject of the work, such as puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling character names.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

word plays (plural)

Questions

What does word play mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see word, play.

How to pronounce word play

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