Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

optophone

/ˈɑptəˌfoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: op-to-phone
IPA: /ˈɑptəˌfoʊn/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that transforms light into sound.

noun

A device, used by the blind, that scans text and generates a different sound for each character

Etymology

From opto- + -phone.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: opto
Suffix: phone

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑptəˌfoʊn/
British English: /ˈɒptəˌfəʊn/

Inflected Forms

optophones (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce optophone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑptəˌfoʊn/.
What does optophone mean?: A device that transforms light into sound.
Where does optophone come from?: From opto- + -phone.

How to pronounce optophone

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