mediocre

Questions about mediocre

What does mediocre mean?

mediocre means "moderate to inferior in quality". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mediocre?

mediocre has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˌmidiˈoʊkɚ/.

What is another word for mediocre?

Close synonyms include second-rate, average, fair, middling. 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 mediocre a common word?

mediocre 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 mediocre?

1 word rhymes with mediocre. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.