Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taphophobic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tapho-pho-bic
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a fear of being buried alive

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “grave”), + -phobic.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: τάφος
Suffix: phobic

Frequently Paired Words

taphophobe taphophobia

Questions

What does taphophobic mean?: Relating to a fear of being buried alive
Where does taphophobic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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