Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prevocalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-vo-cal-iza-tion
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minor vocal sound produced in advance of a significant sound.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From pre- + vocalization.

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Questions

What does prevocalization mean?
A minor vocal sound produced in advance of a significant sound.
Where does prevocalization come from?
From pre- + vocalization.

How to pronounce prevocalization

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