beginner
/bəˈɡɪnɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I'm new to learning Finnish: I'm just a beginner."
- "The beginner of the games lit the ceremonial torch."
- "This method, it is thought, stands a very good chance of becoming legalized in Maryland, the State which has some fame for being a beginner of things. Maryland received the first telegraphic message in the world; it had the first electric railway in the world, and formed the first steam railway company in America."
- "On the stage, the beginners for the first piece had taken their places — the chorus were there, scared but determined, and in the wings waited Harlequin, in the person of Charles Lyall […]"
Etymology
From Middle English begynner, equivalent to begin + -er. Cognate with West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), Dutch beginner (“beginner”), Low German begünner (“beginner”), Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bəˈɡɪnɚ/
- British English: /bɪˈɡɪnə/