electrocute

Questions about electrocute

What does electrocute mean?

electrocute means "kill by electric shock". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in electrocute?

electrocute has 4 syllables: el-ec-tro-cute. The stress falls on "ec". In IPA it is /ˌɪˈlɛktɹəˌkjut/.

What is another word for electrocute?

Close synonyms include fry. 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 electrocute a common word?

electrocute 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.

What rhymes with electrocute?

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