Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultrafast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: ul-tra-fast
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very fast, or of very short duration; especially concerning events that take place in femtosecond or picosecond timescales.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ultra- Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast English ultrafast From ultra- + fast.

Inflected Forms

more ultrafast (comparative) most ultrafast (superlative) ultra-fast (alternative)

Questions

What does ultrafast mean?: Very fast, or of very short duration; especially concerning events that take place in femtosecond or picosecond timescales.
Where does ultrafast come from?: Etymology tree English ultra- Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast English ultrafast From ultra- + fast.

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