Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethereum

/ɪˈθɪəɹiəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: ethereum
IPA: /ɪˈθɪəɹiəm/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An open source, blockchain-based cryptocurrency network, that features smart contracts.

Uncountable

noun

Ether, the cryptocurrency used in that network.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"All Ethereum clients provide a set of JSON-RPC methods for external DApps to interact with the Ethereum blockchain network."
"The sale documents said that once the Ethereum blockchain launched and the premined ether was issued, miners would generate new ether initially at an annual rate of 26% of the amount of ether issued in the crowdsale – the issuance rate isn’t fixed and is capped at 18 million ETH minted per year."
"“Everydays” was the first purely digital NFT sold by Christie’s, and it offered to accept payment in Ethereum, another first for the 255-year-old auction house."

Etymology

Coined by Russian-Canadian computer scientist Vitalik Buterin after browsing a list of fictional elements on Wikipedia; based on ether.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

smart contract

Frequently Paired Words

bitcoin cryptocurrency smart contract

Synonyms

ETH

Questions

How do you pronounce ethereum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈθɪəɹiəm/.
What does ethereum mean?: An open source, blockchain-based cryptocurrency network, that features smart contracts.
Where does ethereum come from?: Coined by Russian-Canadian computer scientist Vitalik Buterin after browsing a list of fictional elements on Wikipedia; based on ether.

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