Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offglide

/ˈɑfɡlaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: off-glide
IPA: /ˈɑfɡlaɪd/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phase while the articulators are moving away from their position in articulating a speech sound.

noun

The final, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the /ɪ/ sound of the /ɔɪ/ in English boy.

Etymology

From off + glide.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑfɡlaɪd/
British English: /ˈɒfɡlaɪd/

Inflected Forms

offglides (plural) off-glide (alternative)

Antonyms

onglide

Questions

How do you pronounce offglide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑfɡlaɪd/.
What does offglide mean?: A phase while the articulators are moving away from their position in articulating a speech sound.
Where does offglide come from?: From off + glide.

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