Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypercar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-car
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supercar with such extreme performance and expense as to have exclusiveness even when compared with most other supercars.

Example Sentences

"It’s one of fastest accelerating vehicles on the market today — at about $130,000, it is said to have the acceleration normally found in multimillion-dollar hypercars."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Anglo-Norman carrebor. Middle English carre English car English hypercar From hyper- + car.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Inflected Forms

hypercars (plural)

Questions

What does hypercar mean?: A supercar with such extreme performance and expense as to have exclusiveness even when compared with most other supercars.
Where does hypercar come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Anglo-Norman carrebor. Middle English carre English car English hypercar From hyper- + car.

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