Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olfacto-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ol-fac-to-
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

smell

Etymology

From Latin olfactus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does olfacto- mean?
smell
Where does olfacto- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce olfacto-

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