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liter

/ˈli.tɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
li-ter
IPA
/ˈli.tɚ/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of litre, one cubic decimeter.

American usage

noun

Alternative form of litter.

Obsolete

Etymology

From the Old French litron. A hoax etymology of the fictional Claude Émile Jean-Baptiste Litre has been reproduced as legitimate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈli.tɚ/
  • British English: /ˈliː.tə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

liters (plural) lit. (alternative)

Derived Forms

attoliter femtoliter gigaliter kiloliter megaliter microliter multiliter petaliter ronnaliter teraliter yoctoliter zeptoliter

Synonyms

litre l cubic decimeter cubic decimetre

Homonyms

leader litre lieder

Rhymes With

peter meter metre heater eater sweeter cheater seater beater dieter jeter repeater

Questions

How do you pronounce liter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈli.tɚ/.
What does liter mean?
Alternative form of litre, one cubic decimeter.
Where does liter come from?
From the Old French litron. A hoax etymology of the fictional Claude Émile Jean-Baptiste Litre has been reproduced as legitimate.

How to pronounce liter

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