dearth

Questions about dearth

What does dearth mean?

dearth means "an acute insufficiency". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dearth?

dearth has 1 syllable: dearth. In IPA it is /ˈdɝθ/.

What is another word for dearth?

Close synonyms include famine, shortage, paucity. 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 dearth a common word?

dearth 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.