Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

n-gram

/ˈɛnˌɡɹæm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: n--gram
IPA: /ˈɛnˌɡɹæm/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contiguous sequence of one or more items (usually characters or words) from a given sequence of text or speech, used in analysis.

Example Sentences

"Hyland's study demonstrates how n-grams can reveal similarities and differences both between genres and between different sets of writers."

Etymology

From n + -gram.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: n

Inflected Forms

n-grams (plural) ngram (alternative)

Phrases

q-gram

Frequently Paired Words

shingle q-gram

Homonyms

engram

Questions

How do you pronounce n-gram?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛnˌɡɹæm/.
What does n-gram mean?: A contiguous sequence of one or more items (usually characters or words) from a given sequence of text or speech, used in analysis.
Where does n-gram come from?: From n + -gram.

How to pronounce n-gram

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