Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

letterlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: let-ter-like
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a letter of the alphabet.

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a letter (written communication).

Etymology

From letter + -like. Compare West Frisian letterlik, Dutch letterlijk.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: letter

Inflected Forms

more letterlike (comparative) most letterlike (superlative)

Synonyms

alphabetiform

Antonyms

unletterlike

Questions

What does letterlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a letter of the alphabet.
Where does letterlike come from?: From letter + -like. Compare West Frisian letterlik, Dutch letterlijk.

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