fill-in

Questions about fill-in

What does fill-in mean?

fill-in means "someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)".

How many syllables are in fill-in?

fill-in has 2 syllables and divides as fil-l-in 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.

What is another word for fill-in?

Close synonyms include stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup. 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 fill-in a common word?

fill-in 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.