Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

x-height

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: x-height
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The distance between the baseline and midline in a typeface, typically equal to the height of the lower-case letter x.

Inflected Forms

x-heights (plural)

Questions

What does x-height mean?: The distance between the baseline and midline in a typeface, typically equal to the height of the lower-case letter x.

How to pronounce x-height

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