blacklead

What does blacklead mean?

blacklead means "cover with graphite".

How many syllables are in blacklead?

blacklead has 3 syllables and divides as blac-kle-ad under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is blacklead a common word?

blacklead is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for blacklead come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.