Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrofitting

/ɹˈɛtɹoʊfˌɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: retrofitting
IPA: /ɹˈɛtɹoʊfˌɪtɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of retrofit

noun

The process by which something is retrofitted.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One-hundred-and-six years is a long time and during that period there had been dozens of upgrades and retrofittings"

Usage

Inflected Forms

retrofittings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce retrofitting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɛtɹoʊfˌɪtɪŋ/.
What does retrofitting mean?: present participle and gerund of retrofit

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