Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incontiguous

/ɪnkənˈtɪɡjuəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-con-tig-u-ous
IPA: /ɪnkənˈtɪɡjuəs/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not contiguous; separate.

Example Sentences

"Alaska and Hawaii are incontiguous with the rest of the United States."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English contiguous English incontiguous From in- + contiguous.

Inflected Forms

more incontiguous (comparative) most incontiguous (superlative)

Derived Forms

incontiguously

Rhymes With

ambiguous contiguous unambiguous exiguous

Questions

How do you pronounce incontiguous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnkənˈtɪɡjuəs/.
What does incontiguous mean?: Not contiguous; separate.
Where does incontiguous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English contiguous English incontiguous From in- + contiguous.

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