well-known

What does well-known mean?

well-known means "widely or fully known". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in well-known?

well-known has 2 syllables: well-k-nown. The stress falls on "well-k". In IPA it is /ˈwɛlˈnoʊn/.

What is another word for well-known?

Close synonyms include long-familiar. 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 well-known a common word?

well-known 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 well-known?

3 words rhyme with well-known. 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 well-known 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.