Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discretely

/dɪsˈkɹiːt.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: dis-crete-ly
IPA: /dɪsˈkɹiːt.li/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

As a separate independent unit.

Etymology

Etymology tree English discrete Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English discretely From discrete + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪsˈkɹiːt.li/

Inflected Forms

more discretely (comparative) most discretely (superlative)

Derived Forms

indiscretely

Frequently Paired Words

discreet discrete discreteness discreetly

Homonyms

discreetly

Questions

How do you pronounce discretely?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈkɹiːt.li/.
What does discretely mean?: As a separate independent unit.
Where does discretely come from?: Etymology tree English discrete Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English discretely From discrete + -ly.

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