crackpot

Questions about crackpot

What does crackpot mean?

crackpot means "a whimsically eccentric person".

How many syllables are in crackpot?

crackpot has 2 syllables: crack-pot. The stress falls on "crack". In IPA it is /ˈkɹækˌpɑt/.

What is another word for crackpot?

Close synonyms include crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crackpot a common word?

crackpot is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with crackpot?

4 words rhyme with crackpot. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.