Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asphyxy

/æsˈfɪksi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-phyxy
IPA: /æsˈfɪksi/

25

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia

Obsolete

verb

Rare form of asphyxiate.

Etymology

Anglicization of New Latin asphyxia.

Word Breakdown

Root: asphyxia

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

asphyxies (plural) asphyxies (present, singular) asphyxying (participle, present) asphyxied (participle, past) asphyxied (past)

Rhymes With

dixie pixie tricksy bixie mixy

Questions

How do you pronounce asphyxy?: The recorded pronunciation is /æsˈfɪksi/.
What does asphyxy mean?: asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia
Where does asphyxy come from?: Anglicization of New Latin asphyxia.

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