Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ego-

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
ego-
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

self; ego

prefix

goat

Etymology

From Latin ego (“I”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does ego- mean?
self; ego
Where does ego- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce ego-

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