Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inoculous

/ɪˈnɒkjələs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ocu-lous
IPA: /ɪˈnɒkjələs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Misconstruction of innocuous.

adj

Of or relating to an inoculum.

Etymology

The catachrestic sense is by near-soundalike misconstruction. The noncatachrestic sense is, by surface analysis, inocul(um) + -ous.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈnɒkjələs/

Inflected Forms

more inoculous (comparative) most inoculous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

inoculate inoculated inoculating inoculation inoculus

Homonyms

inoculus

Questions

How do you pronounce inoculous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈnɒkjələs/.
What does inoculous mean?: Misconstruction of innocuous.
Where does inoculous come from?: The catachrestic sense is by near-soundalike misconstruction. The noncatachrestic sense is, by surface analysis, inocul(um) + -ous.

How to pronounce inoculous

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