Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consonant gradation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: con-so-nan-t gra-da-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of apophony or mutation of consonants found in Finnic and Sami languages.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

consonant gradations (plural)

Questions

What does consonant gradation mean?: A type of apophony or mutation of consonants found in Finnic and Sami languages.

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