Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intermix

/ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-mix
IPA: /ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmɪks/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mix together; to intermingle or blend.

Transitive verb

noun

An intermixture; the product of mixing together

Example Sentences

"Either that, or “you have two different groups of hominins with two totally different toolmaking traditions occupying the same landscape at the same time yet never intermixing,” said the study’s lead author, Daniel Adler, an anthropologist at the University of Connecticut."
"This idealized structure may not exist in reality, considering the high divorce rate and the intermixes of maternal-paternal dominance characteristics."

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 mix English intermix From inter- + mix.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmɪks/
British English: /ˌɪntəˈmɪks/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

intermixes (present, singular) intermixing (participle, present) intermixed (participle, past) intermixed (past) intermixes (plural)

Derived Forms

intermixable intermixer intermixingly intermixture

Synonyms

blend immingle intermingle

Rhymes With

six fix mix picks tricks sticks kicks chicks bricks clicks knicks dicks

Questions

How do you pronounce intermix?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmɪks/.
What does intermix mean?: To mix together; to intermingle or blend.
Where does intermix 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 mix English intermix From inter- + mix.

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