Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

split an infinitive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
split an in-fini-tive
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

splits an infinitive (present, singular) splitting an infinitive (participle, present)

Questions

What does split an infinitive mean?
To produce a split infinitive.

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