Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behind-hand

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
be-hind--hand
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more behind-hand (comparative) most behind-hand (superlative)

Questions

What does behind-hand mean?
Alternative form of behindhand.

How to pronounce behind-hand

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