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faux cyrillic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
faux -cyril-lic
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The usage of Cyrillic letters in place of visually similar (though not necessarily phonetically similar) Roman letters in languages which use the Roman alphabet, to create a more 'Russian' feel for a text.

adj

Of or pertaining to faux Cyrillic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From faux + Cyrillic.

Phrases

heavy metal umlaut

Frequently Paired Words

heavy metal umlaut klyukva Я

Synonyms

pseudo-Russian fake Cyrillic

Questions

What does faux cyrillic mean?
The usage of Cyrillic letters in place of visually similar (though not necessarily phonetically similar) Roman letters in languages which use the Roman alphabet, to create a more 'Russian' feel for a text.
Where does faux cyrillic come from?
From faux + Cyrillic.

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