Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

'fraid

/fɹeɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: 'fraid
IPA: /fɹeɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Contraction of afraid.

Example Sentences

"Right 'bove my head someun whispered, Name y'self, boy, is it Zachry the Brave or Zachry the Cowardly?[…] "I ain't 'fraid o' you!" I telled him, tho' tell-it-true my voice was jus' a duck fart in a hurrycane."

Etymology

Apheretic form of afraid.

Inflected Forms

fraid (alternative)

Homonyms

frayed

Rhymes With

green-ink brigade diaper maid dayed nonrepaid diswayed

Questions

How do you pronounce 'fraid?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹeɪd/.
What does 'fraid mean?: Contraction of afraid.
Where does 'fraid come from?: Apheretic form of afraid.

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