Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frontness

/ˈfɹʌnt.nɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: front-ness
IPA: /ˈfɹʌnt.nɪs/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Quality of being a front vowel.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The most important aspects of vowel quality are tongue height, frontness/backness and lip rounding."

Etymology

From front + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: front

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

backness

Questions

How do you pronounce frontness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹʌnt.nɪs/.
What does frontness mean?: Quality of being a front vowel.
Where does frontness come from?: From front + -ness.

How to pronounce frontness

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