Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bellweather

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: bell-weath-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Misspelling of bellwether.

Example Sentences

"They moved in, the rest trailing behind like sheep after a bellweather"
"There is no doubt that this is a bellweather - what happens in textiles and apparel, as the Senators who testified made very clear, is a bellweather for what is going to happen in other industries."
"Once the joke of the movie industry, the Golden Globes are now a bellweather for the Oscars - and a bit more adventurous too."
"Natural disturbances to forests around the world are on the rise, constituting a bellweather of global change associated with a warming climate"
"As the Arctic has been called a bellweather for climate change, where amplitudes are higher and impacts greater […]."

Questions

What does bellweather mean?: Misspelling of bellwether.

How to pronounce bellweather

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