Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assonant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-so-nant
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds.

noun

A sound that is assonant.

Etymology

From Latin assonāns, present participle of assonō.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: assonāns

Inflected Forms

more assonant (comparative) most assonant (superlative) assonants (plural)

Derived Forms

assonantal assonantly

Questions

What does assonant mean?: Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds.
Where does assonant come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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