Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

better-read

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English

Syllables
bet-ter-read
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does better-read mean?
comparative form of well-read: more well-read

How to pronounce better-read

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