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- [speyd-foo t]
- /ˈspeɪdˌfʊt/
- /spˈeɪdfʊt/
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- [speyd-foo t]
- /ˈspeɪdˌfʊt/
Definition of spadefoot word
- noun plural spadefoot spadefoot toad. 1
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Origin of spadefoot
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; spade1 + foot
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spadefoot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spadefoot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spadefoot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with spadefoot
- what does a spadefoot toad eat?
- where do spadefoot toads live?
- what do spadefoot toads eat?
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