Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

audiophile

/ˈɔː.di.əʊˌfaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: au-dio-phile
IPA: /ˈɔː.di.əʊˌfaɪl/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.

adj

Relating to high fidelity sound reproduction or an interest in it.

Example Sentences

"However, almost every serious audiophile or electronics hobbyist already knows that bar/graph displays are close to useless for the application they are most commonly used for, which is the attempt to indicate output power levels of audio power amplifiers."
"Fortunately, I abandoned the cheap record player and moved into more audiophile equipment once I got into high school."

Etymology

From audio- + -phile.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: audio
Suffix: phile

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɔː.di.əʊˌfaɪl/

Inflected Forms

audiophiles (plural) more audiophile (comparative) most audiophile (superlative)

Derived Forms

audiophool

Frequently Paired Words

arctophile bibliophile conspirophile museophile vexillophile videophile

Homonyms

audio file

Questions

How do you pronounce audiophile?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔː.di.əʊˌfaɪl/.
What does audiophile mean?: A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
Where does audiophile come from?: From audio- + -phile.

How to pronounce audiophile

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