Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emphasise

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
em-pha-sise
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

From emphasis + -ise.

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Questions

What does emphasise mean?
UK standard spelling of emphasize.
Where does emphasise come from?
From emphasis + -ise.

How to pronounce emphasise

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