Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a/b

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.35 in modern English

Syllables: a/b
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Initialism of acid-base.

verb

To compare two pairs of headphones or earphones by switching between one and the other.

Example Sentences

"Any queries about how it compares to LCD-4, Utopia, 1266/Diana, Susvara et cetera would have to be answered by someone with more experience A-Bing those headphones."
"I briefly tried to use the same set of pads with both however that didn't work out very well from a practical standpoint. Too much time was lost between swapping pads for A/Bing."

Inflected Forms

A/Bs (present, singular) A/Bing (participle, present) A/Bed (participle, past) A/Bed (past)

Phrases

A/B testing

Frequently Paired Words

A/B testing

Questions

What does a/b mean?: Initialism of acid-base.

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