Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon

/ˌhɛksəˌhɛktəˌɛni.əˌkɑntəkaɪˈhɛptəˌɡɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hex-a-hec-ta-en-ne-a-con-ta-kai-hep-ta-gon
IPA: /ˌhɛksəˌhɛktəˌɛni.əˌkɑntəkaɪˈhɛptəˌɡɑn/

57

Scrabble Score

30

Letters

13

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polygon with 697 sides.

Example Sentences

"Colorado is actually a hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon, meaning it has 697 sides, according to a 2018 bigthink.com article and Kutztown University's math whizzes who create names for polygons."
"A study in 2018 suggested that as a result of the challenges of surveying in the nineteenth century, Colorado has no fewer than 697 sides, technically making it a "hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon.""
"The state of Colorado may look like a rectangle (four straight sides, four right angles) but it actually has 697 sides, making it a hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon."

Etymology

From hexa- (“six”) + hecta- (“hundred”) + ennea- (“nine”) + -conta- (“ten”) + -kai- (“and”) + hepta- (“seven”) + -gon. Coined humorously to describe the shape of the US state of Colorado.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hexa-
Suffix: hecta-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhɛksəˌhɛktəˌɛni.əˌkɑntəkaɪˈhɛptəˌɡɑn/
British English: /ˌhɛksəˌhɛktəˌɛni.əˌkɒntəkaɪˈhɛptəˌɡən/

Inflected Forms

hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɛksəˌhɛktəˌɛni.əˌkɑntəkaɪˈhɛptəˌɡɑn/.
What does hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon mean?: A polygon with 697 sides.
Where does hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon come from?: From hexa- (“six”) + hecta- (“hundred”) + ennea- (“nine”) + -conta- (“ten”) + -kai- (“and”) + hepta- (“seven”) + -gon. Coined humorously to describe the shape of the US state of Colorado.

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