Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rainfall

/ɹˈeɪnfˌɔl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
rain-fall
IPA
/ɹˈeɪnfˌɔl/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The occurrence of liquid precipitation, the fall of rain.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From rain + fall.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rainfalls (plural)

Derived Forms

palaeorainfall paleorainfall rainfallwise

Phrases

effective rainfall excessive rainfall excess rainfall initial rainfall inversion of rainfall orographic rainfall point rainfall rainfall component

Synonyms

rain

Questions

How do you pronounce rainfall?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈeɪnfˌɔl/.
What does rainfall mean?
The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion
Where does rainfall come from?
From rain + fall.

How to pronounce rainfall

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