Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farraginous

/fəˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
far-ragi-nous
IPA
/fəˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪnəs/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From (the stem of) Latin farrago + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /fəˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more farraginous (comparative) most farraginous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce farraginous?
The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪnəs/.
What does farraginous mean?
Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate.
Where does farraginous come from?
From (the stem of) Latin farrago + -ous.

How to pronounce farraginous

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