Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

platformer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
plat-former
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A platform game.

Informal

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Etymology

Etymology tree English platform Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English platformer From platform + -er.

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What does platformer mean?
A platform game.
Where does platformer come from?
Etymology tree English platform Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English platformer From platform + -er.

How to pronounce platformer

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