Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i-mutation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: i--mu-ta-tion
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of sound change in which a vowel's place of articulation is raised (becomes more close) under the influence of a following /i/, /j/ or similar sound.

Phrases

a-mutation u-mutation

Frequently Paired Words

a-mutation u-mutation

Synonyms

umlaut i-umlaut

Questions

What does i-mutation mean?: A type of sound change in which a vowel's place of articulation is raised (becomes more close) under the influence of a following /i/, /j/ or similar sound.

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