Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heter-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: het-er-
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Alternative form of hetero-.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *sem-, ἕτερος

Inflected Forms

hetero- (alternative)

Questions

What does heter- mean?: Alternative form of hetero-.
Where does heter- come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce heter-

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