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sporadic

/spəˈɹæd.ɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
spo-radic
IPA
/spəˈɹæd.ɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic.

Archaic

adj

Rare and scattered in occurrence.

adj

Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.

adj

Not belonging to any infinite family; an exception to an otherwise orderly classification.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sporadicus (whence also French sporadique, Italian sporadico, Spanish esporádico), from Ancient Greek σποραδικός (sporadikós), from σποράς (sporás, “scattered, dispersed”), from σπορά (sporá), σπόρος (spóros, “a sowing [of seed]”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sporadicus, σποραδικός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /spəˈɹæd.ɪk/
  • British English: /spəˈɹæd.ɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more sporadic (comparative) most sporadic (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonsporadic sporadicity

Phrases

sporadic E sporadic group

Frequently Paired Words

sporadical sporadically sporadicalness

Synonyms

episodic

Rhymes With

nomadic sadek sladek hladik radich dyadic triadic cycladic tornadic saccadic helladic niladic

Questions

How do you pronounce sporadic?
The recorded pronunciation is /spəˈɹæd.ɪk/.
What does sporadic mean?
(of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic.
Where does sporadic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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