Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nerve-wrecking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
nerve-wreck-ing
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does nerve-wrecking mean?
Misconstruction of nerve-racking.

How to pronounce nerve-wrecking

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