Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

para-athlete

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
para-ath-lete
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sportsperson with a disability.

noun

A track and field athlete with a disability.

noun

A competitor in para-athletics.

Etymology

From para- + athlete.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

para-athletes (plural) parathlete (alternative) paraathlete (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Paralympian

Questions

What does para-athlete mean?
A sportsperson with a disability.
Where does para-athlete come from?
From para- + athlete.

How to pronounce para-athlete

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