Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tonological

/ˌtəʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ton-o-log-i-cal
IPA: /ˌtəʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to tonology.

Example Sentences

"[W]e shall instead propose that stød be tonological in nature, i.e. we shall assume that it belongs in the gesture which is a ‘domicile’ for prosodic or extra-segmental units."
"However, I think that on a tonological level the Indus Kohistani and the Shina accent systems are very similar."
"[I]t can be seen that tonological awareness remains inferior to phonological awareness in the primary/lower secondary educated groups of adults. This changes however with tertiary education; tonological awareness improves dramatically to the same level as phonological awareness."
"Songs in a tonal language like Yoruba depend on tonological patterning for their beauty and euphony."

Etymology

From tonology + -ical.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tonology

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌtəʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

Derived Forms

tonologically

Frequently Paired Words

tonologist tonology phonological

Questions

How do you pronounce tonological?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtəʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/.
What does tonological mean?: Of or relating to tonology.
Where does tonological come from?: From tonology + -ical.

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