Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frontmost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: front-most
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Located at the front; foremost.

Etymology

Etymology tree English front Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English frontmost From front + -most.

Synonyms

foremost

Questions

What does frontmost mean?: Located at the front; foremost.
Where does frontmost come from?: Etymology tree English front Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English frontmost From front + -most.

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