Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subkey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: sub-key
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A key located beneath another key in the registry.

Etymology

From sub- + key.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

subkeys (plural)

Questions

What does subkey mean?: A partial key.
Where does subkey come from?: From sub- + key.

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