Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chess boxing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: chess box-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by Enki Bilal in 1992

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

chessboxing (alternative)

Phrases

chess boxer

Frequently Paired Words

chess boxer chessboxer

Questions

What does chess boxing mean?: A hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing.
Where does chess boxing come from?: Coined by Enki Bilal in 1992

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