Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intermountain

/ˌɪntɚmˈaʊntɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-moun-tain
IPA: /ˌɪntɚmˈaʊntɪn/

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between mountains.

Example Sentences

"To the Editor: The cover photography for “The Last Wilderness ” contains an S.U.V. As a graduate of the University of Montana, I fully understand the reality of travel in the intermountain West."

Etymology

From inter- + mountain.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inter

Questions

How do you pronounce intermountain?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntɚmˈaʊntɪn/.
What does intermountain mean?: Between mountains.
Where does intermountain come from?: From inter- + mountain.

How to pronounce intermountain

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