Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enter-

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
en-ter-
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Between, in the process of, intermediate; inter-.

Obsolete

prefix

Alternative form of entero- Before a vowel.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French entre, from Latin inter. Doublet of inter-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does enter- mean?
Between, in the process of, intermediate; inter-.
Where does enter- come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce enter-

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