Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

index finger

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
in-dex fin-ger
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The forefinger.

Etymology

From index (“pointing, of the same origin as indicate”) + finger.

Inflected Forms

index fingers (plural)

Synonyms

arrow-finger demonstrator first finger forefinger index index finger lickpot pointer pointer finger pointling showing finger teacher

Questions

What does index finger mean?
The forefinger.
Where does index finger come from?
From index (“pointing, of the same origin as indicate”) + finger.

How to pronounce index finger

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