Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intercomparison

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-com-par-i-son
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A comparison made between diverse elements.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English comparison English intercomparison From inter- + comparison.

Usage

Inflected Forms

intercomparisons (plural)

Questions

What does intercomparison mean?: A comparison made between diverse elements.
Where does intercomparison come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English comparison English intercomparison From inter- + comparison.

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