Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lexicometry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lex-i-com-e-try
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The measurement of the frequency with which words occur in text.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Various textual analyses are provided by a criminologist, an anthropologist, a researcher in lexicometry and a Talmudic exegete."

Etymology

From lexico- + -metry.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lexico
Suffix: metry

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

lexicometric lexicometrical

Questions

What does lexicometry mean?: The measurement of the frequency with which words occur in text.
Where does lexicometry come from?: From lexico- + -metry.

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