Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paronymous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parony-mous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.

adj

Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From paronym + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

paronymously

Frequently Paired Words

paronym paronymy

Questions

What does paronymous mean?
Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.
Where does paronymous come from?
From paronym + -ous.

How to pronounce paronymous

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