Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arpabet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: arpa-bet
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A set of phonetic transcription codes developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).

name

Alternative letter-case form of ARPAbet.

Example Sentences

"The ARPAbet system provides a broad, phonetic transcription that is nearly phonemic."

Etymology

Blend of ARPA + alphabet.

Frequently Paired Words

IPA SAMPA

Questions

What does arpabet mean?: A set of phonetic transcription codes developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).
Where does arpabet come from?: Blend of ARPA + alphabet.

How to pronounce arpabet

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