Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alkoholism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
alko-holism
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from German Alkoholismus, Polish alkoholizm, or Russian алкоголи́зм (alkogolízm).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Alkoholismus, alkoholizm, алкоголи́зм

Questions

What does alkoholism mean?
Misspelling of alcoholism.
Where does alkoholism come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce alkoholism

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