Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stringify

/ˈstɹɪŋɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stringi-fy
IPA: /ˈstɹɪŋɪfaɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert to a textual representation.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"To find the first digit in a positive number, stringify it and take the first character."
"For example, when you stringify a data type (turn the data type into its string representation), the technique differs based on data type. For example, when you want to stringify an int, you might use the following template: […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English string Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English stringify From string + -ify.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

stringifies (present, singular) stringifying (participle, present) stringified (participle, past) stringified (past)

Derived Forms

stringifier

Phrases

stringly-typed

Frequently Paired Words

stringification stringize stringly-typed

Antonyms

destring destringify

Questions

How do you pronounce stringify?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹɪŋɪfaɪ/.
What does stringify mean?: To convert to a textual representation.
Where does stringify come from?: Etymology tree English string Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English stringify From string + -ify.

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