Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blissymbols

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blis-sym-bols
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A constructed language with only a written form, using ideographs invented by Charles K. Bliss after the Second World War.

noun

plural of Blissymbol

Example Sentences

"In the 1970s, disabled people who couldn't write or speak—such as those with cerebral palsy—used Blissymbols to communicate by point to the drawings on a large board. It was time-consuming and required a person who knew Blissymbols to help translate."

Etymology

Blend of Bliss + symbols.

Frequently Paired Words

Semantography

Synonyms

Blissymbolics

Questions

What does blissymbols mean?: A constructed language with only a written form, using ideographs invented by Charles K. Bliss after the Second World War.
Where does blissymbols come from?: Blend of Bliss + symbols.

How to pronounce blissymbols

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “blissymbols”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “blissymbols”.
Repeat and practice — Say “blissymbols” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.