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cacoepy

[kəˈkəʊɪpɪ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-coepy
IPA
[kəˈkəʊɪpɪ]
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mispronunciation of words.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -ία (-ía, “-y”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cacoëpy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cacoepist cacoepistic

Antonyms

orthoepy

Questions

How do you pronounce cacoepy?
The recorded pronunciation is [kəˈkəʊɪpɪ].
What does cacoepy mean?
The mispronunciation of words.
Where does cacoepy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce cacoepy

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