Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

audiobook

/ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: au-dio-book
IPA: /ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.

Example Sentences

"Trump’s take on his relationship with Kim – and his admission that he didn’t have a broader strategy behind the threats he made about having a “much bigger” nuclear button – are part of a new audiobook that Woodward is releasing."
"Matt Semrad is an avid reader and devours audiobooks from the library — about one a week. He also spends several hours each day walking his two black doodles, Sirius and Sonny."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Italic *awizdiō Latin audi(ō) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English audio- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English audiobook From audio- + book.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/
British English: /ˈɔːdi.əʊbʊk/

Inflected Forms

audiobooks (plural) audio-book (alternative) audio book (alternative)

Phrases

driveway moment

Frequently Paired Words

driveway moment

Synonyms

talking book

Questions

How do you pronounce audiobook?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/.
What does audiobook mean?: A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.
Where does audiobook come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Italic *awizdiō Latin audi(ō) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English audio- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English audiobook From audio- + book.

How to pronounce audiobook

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