Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greeklish

/ˈɡɹiːklɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: greek-lish
IPA: /ˈɡɹiːklɪʃ/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet, either phonetically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Niki) or orthographically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Nikh).

Etymology

Blend of Greek + English?

Synonyms

Latinoellinika

Questions

How do you pronounce greeklish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹiːklɪʃ/.
What does greeklish mean?: A system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet, either phonetically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Niki) or orthographically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Nikh).
Where does greeklish come from?: Blend of Greek + English?

How to pronounce greeklish

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