Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infante

/ˌɪnfˈɑntˌeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: in-fante
IPA: /ˌɪnfˈɑntˌeɪ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, sometimes except the eldest or heir apparent.

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

From Spanish infante and Portuguese infante, both from Latin īnfāntem (“child”). Doublet of infant. Cognate with infantry.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: infante, īnfāns, -

Inflected Forms

infantes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

infanta

Questions

How do you pronounce infante?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnfˈɑntˌeɪ/.
What does infante mean?: Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, sometimes except the eldest or heir apparent.
Where does infante come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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