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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

de-ess

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
de-ess
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to reduce the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording

Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + ess (“letter S”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

de-esses (present, singular) de-essing (participle, present) de-essed (participle, past) de-essed (past)

Phrases

de-esser

Questions

What does de-ess mean?
to reduce the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording
Where does de-ess come from?
From de- + ess (“letter S”).

How to pronounce de-ess

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