Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horoscope

/ˈhɔ.ɹəˌskoʊp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: ho-ro-scope
IPA: /ˈhɔ.ɹəˌskoʊp/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions.

noun

An astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information.

Example Sentences

"We must talk of the force of circumstances, of imperative necessity, and find fault with the cruel horoscope which ordained such a fate."
""Ah, min hart! And what day was it?" "How curious you are! Do you want to cast my horoscope?""

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French horoscope, from Medieval Latin horoscopus, from Ancient Greek ὡροσκόπος (hōroskópos), from ὥρα (hṓra, “any limited time”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”). By surface analysis, horo- + -scope.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *(H)yeh₁-, horoscopus, ὡροσκόπος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɔ.ɹəˌskoʊp/
British English: /ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/

Inflected Forms

horoscopes (plural)

Derived Forms

horoscoper horoscopic horoscopical horoscopist horrorscope

Frequently Paired Words

astrology pseudoscience

Questions

How do you pronounce horoscope?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔ.ɹəˌskoʊp/.
What does horoscope mean?: The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions.
Where does horoscope come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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