Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthoëpy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-thoepy
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of orthoepy.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In other instances in which the evidence from the analysis of the versification was inconclusive, the study of the orthoëpy produced definite results."

Etymology

Emphasizing the word's tetrasyllabic pronunciation (as opposed to the trisyllabic pronunciations of orthoepy also recognized by dictionaries, especially in US English).

Usage

Questions

What does orthoëpy mean?: Archaic form of orthoepy.
Where does orthoëpy come from?: Emphasizing the word's tetrasyllabic pronunciation (as opposed to the trisyllabic pronunciations of orthoepy also recognized by dictionaries, especially in US English).

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