Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

badware

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bad-ware
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English bad Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English badware From bad + -ware.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does badware mean?: Malware.
Where does badware come from?: Etymology tree English bad Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English badware From bad + -ware.

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