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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xenophone

/ˈzɛn.ə.fəʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xeno-phone
IPA
/ˈzɛn.ə.fəʊn/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sound in speech that is not native to the language being spoken; a sound from a foreign language.

Etymology

From xeno- + -phone.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈzɛn.ə.fəʊn/

Inflected Forms

xenophones (plural)

Homonyms

Xenophon

Questions

How do you pronounce xenophone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɛn.ə.fəʊn/.
What does xenophone mean?
A sound in speech that is not native to the language being spoken; a sound from a foreign language.
Where does xenophone come from?
From xeno- + -phone.

How to pronounce xenophone

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “xenophone”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈzɛn.ə.fəʊn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “xenophone” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.