Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sporades

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
spo-rades
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An archipelago of the Aegean Sea.

noun

Stars not included in any constellation.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σποράδες (Sporádes), from σποράς (sporás, “scattered”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Σποράδες, ἀστήρ

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Sporades (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

sporadic Cyclades Dodekanesos

Questions

What does sporades mean?
An archipelago of the Aegean Sea.
Where does sporades come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce sporades

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