Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiptoer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tip-to-er
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who tiptoes.

Example Sentences

"We all know people who are tiptoers. When they walk, they seem to be walking mostly on their toes and hardly put any weight at all on their heels."

Etymology

From tiptoe + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tiptoe

Inflected Forms

tiptoers (plural)

Questions

What does tiptoer mean?: One who tiptoes.
Where does tiptoer come from?: From tiptoe + -er.

How to pronounce tiptoer

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