Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wr

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
wr
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of world record.

noun

Initialism of wide receiver.

noun

Initialism of Wolf-Rayet star.

noun

Initialism of Wassermann reaction.

name

Initialism of World Rugby, the international governing body for rugby union.

name

Initialism of William Rex (“the royal cypher for William IV, king of Great Britain”).

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

WRs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

WB OR CR TR NR GR MR QB

Questions

What does wr mean?
Initialism of world record.

How to pronounce wr

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