red-ink

1. 1.

   mark with red ink

   “red-ink the area that is restricted”

   Broaderink

Questions about red-ink

What does red-ink mean?

red-ink means "mark with red ink".

How many syllables are in red-ink?

red-ink has 2 syllables and divides as re-d-ink 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.

Is red-ink a common word?

red-ink 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.