Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asonant

/eɪ̯ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aso-nant
IPA: /eɪ̯ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not sounding or sounded; silent.

Example Sentences

"The first d in "Wednesday" and the s in "aisle" are asonant."
"Thus reponens is an asonant rhyme to deprœlian in the following stanza."

Etymology

From a- + sonant.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Rhymes With

component deponent subcomponent sonant

Questions

How do you pronounce asonant?: The recorded pronunciation is /eɪ̯ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/.
What does asonant mean?: Not sounding or sounded; silent.
Where does asonant come from?: From a- + sonant.

How to pronounce asonant

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