Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phonotypy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phono-typy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The English Phonotypic Alphabet, a phonetic alphabet developed in the 1850s.

Uncountable

Etymology

From phono- + -typy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: phono
Suffix: typy

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

phonotypies (plural)

Derived Forms

phonotypic phonotypist semiphonotypy

Questions

What does phonotypy mean?: The English Phonotypic Alphabet, a phonetic alphabet developed in the 1850s.
Where does phonotypy come from?: From phono- + -typy.

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