Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterosyllabic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-ero-syl-lab-ic
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not occurring in the same syllable.

Example Sentences

"In fact, it is a question of two –heterosyllabic– consonants, whereby the neutral Italian structure could not tolerate more complicated sequences, as they would make these syllables too heavy to pronounce."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English syllabic English heterosyllabic From hetero- + syllabic.

Derived Forms

heterosyllabically

Frequently Paired Words

heteromorphemic ambisyllabic

Antonyms

tautosyllabic

Questions

What does heterosyllabic mean?: Not occurring in the same syllable.
Where does heterosyllabic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English syllabic English heterosyllabic From hetero- + syllabic.

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