Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fachidiot

/ˈfɑkɪdiˌoʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fachid-iot
IPA: /ˈfɑkɪdiˌoʊt/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A (narrow) specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty, or who only looks at problems through the (blinkered) lens of their own specialty.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fachidiot.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Fachidiot

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɑkɪdiˌoʊt/

Inflected Forms

fachidiots (plural)

Phrases

tunnel vision

Frequently Paired Words

tunnel vision

Questions

How do you pronounce fachidiot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɑkɪdiˌoʊt/.
What does fachidiot mean?: A (narrow) specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty, or who only looks at problems through the (blinkered) lens of their own specialty.
Where does fachidiot come from?: It is traced to German.

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