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isopsephy

/ˈaɪsəpˌsɛfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
isopse-phy
IPA
/ˈaɪsəpˌsɛfi/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a single number.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Koine Greek ἰσοψηφία (isopsēphía), from ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) and ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”). The early Greeks used pebbles arranged in patterns to learn arithmetic and geometry.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

gematria

Questions

How do you pronounce isopsephy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪsəpˌsɛfi/.
What does isopsephy mean?
The practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a single number.
Where does isopsephy come from?
From Koine Greek ἰσοψηφία (isopsēphía), from ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) and ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”). The early Greeks used pebbles arranged in patterns to learn arithmetic and geometry.

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