Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperphonation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-phona-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive phonation, typically in the crying of a baby.

Uncountable

Etymology

From hyper- + phonation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hyperphonations (plural)

Questions

What does hyperphonation mean?: Excessive phonation, typically in the crying of a baby.
Where does hyperphonation come from?: From hyper- + phonation.

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