Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fingerspelling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
fin-ger-spelling
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands to spell out words.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any system for representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands; a manual alphabet that is a representation of a written alphabet.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A representation of the spelling of a word using such a system.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of fingerspell

Etymology

From finger + spelling.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fingerspellings (plural) FS (alternative)

Synonyms

dactylology finger spelling

Questions

What does fingerspelling mean?
The practice of representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands to spell out words.
Where does fingerspelling come from?
From finger + spelling.

How to pronounce fingerspelling

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