Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relevance

/ˈɹɛl.ɪ.vən(t)s/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: rel-e-vance
IPA: /ˈɹɛl.ɪ.vən(t)s/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English relevant Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English relevance From relevant + -ance.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

relevances (plural) relevancy (alternative)

Derived Forms

biorelevance nonrelevance omnirelevance

Phrases

relevance conditional relevance logic

Frequently Paired Words

relevant

Synonyms

bearing pertinence reference relevancy

Antonyms

irrelevance

Rhymes With

irrelevance

Questions

How do you pronounce relevance?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛl.ɪ.vən(t)s/.
What does relevance mean?: The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.
Where does relevance come from?: Etymology tree English relevant Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English relevance From relevant + -ance.

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