Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

developmental

/dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: de-vel-op-men-tal
IPA: /dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntəl/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Related to development.

noun

A trainee flight controller.

Example Sentences

"Developmental psychology studies how the mind forms as children and adolescents grow."
"Mr. Paguaga said: “We do have a pipeline of people that are developmentals coming into the building."

Etymology

Etymology tree English development Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English developmental From development + -al.

Inflected Forms

developmentals (plural)

Derived Forms

codevelopmental cyclodevelopmental developmentalism developmentalist developmentally ecodevelopmental neurodevelopmental nondevelopmental oncodevelopmental pharmacodevelopmental postdevelopmental

Phrases

developmental biologist developmental biology developmental disability developmental disorder developmental language disorder developmental position developmental psycholinguistics developmental psychologist

Rhymes With

mental environmental fundamental experimental gentle dental rental continental instrumental non-governmental accidental parental

Questions

How do you pronounce developmental?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntəl/.
What does developmental mean?: Related to development.
Where does developmental come from?: Etymology tree English development Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English developmental From development + -al.

How to pronounce developmental

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