Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pathetics

/pəˈθɛtɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-thet-ics
IPA
/pəˈθɛtɪks/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pathetic language or behaviour.

Uncountable

noun

The study of people’s emotions or passions.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

An alteration of pathetic after -ics.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /pəˈθɛtɪks/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce pathetics?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈθɛtɪks/.
What does pathetics mean?
Pathetic language or behaviour.
Where does pathetics come from?
An alteration of pathetic after -ics.

How to pronounce pathetics

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/pəˈθɛtɪks/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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