loophole

Questions about loophole

What does loophole mean?

loophole means "an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in loophole?

loophole has 2 syllables: loo-phole. The stress falls on "loo". In IPA it is /ˈlupˌhoʊl/.

Is loophole a common word?

loophole 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 loophole?

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

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for loophole come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.