Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intercapped

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-capped
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an intermediate capital letter within a solid spelling, as in PowerPoint for example.

Example Sentences

"Every page features careful placement of type, but the type is artistically messed up: sometimes all caps, sometimes lowercase, sometimes intercapped […]"
"The first letter of any concatenated words are given an upper-case letter. For example, the following are all examples of intercapped variable names […]"
"Regardless, you will know the public's opinion, most likely expressed in jauntily intercapped slang."
"Too bad the intercapped name is way too 90s and sticks out like a sore thumb."
"Button labels in graphical application windows are shown in regular text, and are often intercapped."
"[…] coders discovered they could better recognize the words they used for variables and commands when the words were intercapped."

Etymology

From inter- + cap + -ed (where cap is short for capital, as in caps).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inter-
Suffix: cap

Frequently Paired Words

bicapitalization intercapping capped capitalized all-caps lowercased lowercase

Questions

What does intercapped mean?: Having an intermediate capital letter within a solid spelling, as in PowerPoint for example.
Where does intercapped come from?: From inter- + cap + -ed (where cap is short for capital, as in caps).

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