Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footracing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: footrac-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The running of races on foot.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of footrace

Example Sentences

"Later, purists didn’t want wheelchair athletes because their participation had nothing to do with footracing."

Etymology

From foot + racing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: footrace

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

footrace

Questions

What does footracing mean?: The running of races on foot.
Where does footracing come from?: From foot + racing.

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