Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nitpicker

/ˈnɪt.pɪk.ə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: nit-pick-er
IPA: /ˈnɪt.pɪk.ə(ɹ)/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).

Etymology

Etymology tree English nitpick Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English nitpicker From nitpick + -er.

Inflected Forms

nitpickers (plural) nit-picker (alternative)

Derived Forms

netpicker

Synonyms

pettifogger

Questions

How do you pronounce nitpicker?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪt.pɪk.ə(ɹ)/.
What does nitpicker mean?: One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
Where does nitpicker come from?: Etymology tree English nitpick Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English nitpicker From nitpick + -er.

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