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spoonerism

noun

Transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words

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Word length
10
Starts with
S
Ends with
M
Contains
PO
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
A2

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ˈspuːnəɹɪzəm

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noun

  1. Transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words

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