Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

congratulatory

/kənˈɡɹæt͡ʃələˌtɔɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: con-grat-u-la-to-ry
IPA: /kənˈɡɹæt͡ʃələˌtɔɹi/

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to congratulate.

Etymology

Etymology tree English congratulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English congratulatory From congratulate + -ory.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kənˈɡɹæt͡ʃələˌtɔɹi/
British English: /kɒŋˌɡɹæt͡ʃuːˈleɪtəɹiː/

Inflected Forms

more congratulatory (comparative) most congratulatory (superlative)

Derived Forms

congratulatorily noncongratulatory selfcongratulatory uncongratulatory

Phrases

self-congratulatory

Synonyms

congratulary congratulational congratulationary gratulatory

Questions

How do you pronounce congratulatory?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈɡɹæt͡ʃələˌtɔɹi/.
What does congratulatory mean?: Serving to congratulate.
Where does congratulatory come from?: Etymology tree English congratulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English congratulatory From congratulate + -ory.

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