frankenword
/ˈfɹæŋk(ə)nˌwɝd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of frankenword.
Example Sentences
- "But what's noteworthy is the smorgasbord of new vocabulary, including 'frankenwords' (words joined to create new words) which deal with everyday situations."
- "Noun phrase identification is extremely time consuming and may incorrectly process new words that emerge during a debate, eg frankenwords invented during the genetically modified food debate."
- "A combination of "salvation" and "sacrifice," the coinage "salvific" does not necessarily flow trippingly from the tongue, but the monograph hardly needs a frankenword to make the case for the enduring relationship between African-American letters and racial uplift."
- ""Frankenfood" carries connotations of mad scientists dabbling in Things Man Was Not Meant To Know and releasing their products into the environment to wreak havoc. In the same vein, might "Frankenfood" be a dangerous "Frankenword"?"
- "To oldfashioned scholars talkathon and walkathon were doubly offensive Frankenwords"
Etymology
From franken- + word.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɹæŋk(ə)nˌwɝd/
- British English: /ˈfɹæŋkn̩ˌwɜː(ɹ)d/