Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

esoterica

/ɛsɵˈtɛɹəkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: es-o-ter-i-ca
IPA: /ɛsɵˈtɛɹəkə/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Things that are esoteric; things that are impractical or specialised.

Example Sentences

"Helder was also a visionary given to muddled, passionate harangues on immortality, astral projection and other esoterica."
"However, if you really want to try to communicate sophisticated things from your field to a general audience, really the best thing may be for you to simply do it yourself — to augment your skillset with the ability to take esoterica and translate it into an article or a video that lots of normal people will want to watch."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛsɵˈtɛɹəkə/
British English: /iːsəˈtɛɹɪkə/

Frequently Paired Words

esoteric exoteric exoterica

Synonyms

arcanity

Rhymes With

america south america north america united states of america erica euramerica

Questions

How do you pronounce esoterica?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛsɵˈtɛɹəkə/.
What does esoterica mean?: Things that are esoteric; things that are impractical or specialised.

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