Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octopede

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-to-pe-de
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any eight-legged creature.

Example Sentences

"Spiders are octopedes."

Etymology

From octo- + -pede. Piecewise doublet of octopus and octopod.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: octo
Suffix: pede

Inflected Forms

octopedes (plural) octoped (alternative) octopod (alternative)

Questions

What does octopede mean?: Any eight-legged creature.
Where does octopede come from?: From octo- + -pede. Piecewise doublet of octopus and octopod.

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