Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phonogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phono-genic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suited to audio recording, particularly to being on a phonograph record

Dated

Example Sentences

"Artur Rodzinski was a phonogenic conductor. He enjoyed making records, and this unquestionably was one of the reasons he made so many fine ones."

Etymology

From phono- + -genic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: phono
Suffix: genic

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more phonogenic (comparative) most phonogenic (superlative)

Questions

What does phonogenic mean?: Suited to audio recording, particularly to being on a phonograph record
Where does phonogenic come from?: From phono- + -genic.

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