Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spasmogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spas-mo-genic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English spasm Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English spasmogenic From spasm + -o- + -genic.

Inflected Forms

more spasmogenic (comparative) most spasmogenic (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does spasmogenic mean?
Tending to induce spasms.
Where does spasmogenic come from?
Etymology tree English spasm Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English spasmogenic From spasm + -o- + -genic.

How to pronounce spasmogenic

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “spasmogenic”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “spasmogenic”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “spasmogenic” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.