Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mountaineering

/mˈaʊntɪnˌɪɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: moun-taineer-ing
IPA: /mˈaʊntɪnˌɪɹɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sport of climbing mountains.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English mountain Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English mountaineer English -ing English mountaineering From mountaineer + -ing.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

mountaineerings (plural)

Derived Forms

coasteering skimo

Synonyms

alpinism mountain climbing

Questions

How do you pronounce mountaineering?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈaʊntɪnˌɪɹɪŋ/.
What does mountaineering mean?: The sport of climbing mountains.
Where does mountaineering come from?: Etymology tree English mountain Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English mountaineer English -ing English mountaineering From mountaineer + -ing.

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