Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

floccinaucinihilipilificatious

/ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnaɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flocci-nauci-ni-hili-pili-fi-ca-tious
IPA
/ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnaɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃəs/
49
Scrabble Score
30
Letters
8
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

unimportant, worthless

Humorous

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Inflected Forms

more floccinaucinihilipilificatious (comparative) most floccinaucinihilipilificatious (superlative)

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How do you pronounce floccinaucinihilipilificatious?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnaɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃəs/.
What does floccinaucinihilipilificatious mean?
unimportant, worthless
Where does floccinaucinihilipilificatious come from?
From floccinaucinihilipilification + -ious

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