Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grapholect

/ˈɡɹæfəˌlɛkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grap-holect
IPA
/ˈɡɹæfəˌlɛkt/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A written variant of a language, analogous to a spoken dialect of a language.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Blend of grapheme + dialect, coined by linguist Einar Haugen in 1964.

Inflected Forms

grapholects (plural)

Derived Forms

grapholectal

Questions

How do you pronounce grapholect?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹæfəˌlɛkt/.
What does grapholect mean?
A written variant of a language, analogous to a spoken dialect of a language.
Where does grapholect come from?
Blend of grapheme + dialect, coined by linguist Einar Haugen in 1964.

How to pronounce grapholect

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