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dysphania

/dɪsˈfæ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dys-pha-nia
IPA
/dɪsˈfæ.ni.ə/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any amaranthaceous plant of the genus Dysphania.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Dysphania. Further from Ancient Greek δῠσφᾰνής (dŭsphănḗs, “difficult to see”) + translingual -ia.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪsˈfæ.ni.ə/

Inflected Forms

dysphanias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Dysphania suckleya teleoxys / teleoxy

Rhymes With

pittsylvania paramania extemporanea extemporania hagiomania pistolvania laconomania

Questions

How do you pronounce dysphania?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈfæ.ni.ə/.
What does dysphania mean?
Any amaranthaceous plant of the genus Dysphania.
Where does dysphania come from?
Borrowed from translingual Dysphania. Further from Ancient Greek δῠσφᾰνής (dŭsphănḗs, “difficult to see”) + translingual -ia.

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