Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catastrophë

/kətˈæstɹəfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: catas-tro-phe
IPA: /kətˈæstɹəfi/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of catastrophe.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Homer adverts in two lines, strongly marked by that power, which he singularly possessed, of expressing the deepest pathetic in the simplest terms, to the catastrophë of the family of Œneus, king of the country, as to a story well known among his contemporaries."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

catastrophes (plural) catastrophës (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce catastrophë?: The recorded pronunciation is /kətˈæstɹəfi/.
What does catastrophë mean?: Alternative spelling of catastrophe.

How to pronounce catastrophë

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