Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sentence case

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: sen-tence -case
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The standard capitalisation of an English sentence, with the first letter uppercase and subsequent letter lowercase with exceptions such as proper nouns or acronyms.

Uncountable

Etymology

From sentence + case, because it is the capitalization (letter case pattern) used in a typical English sentence.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

letter case

Frequently Paired Words

letter case all caps alternating caps camel case initial caps upstyle headline style title case

Synonyms

downstyle

Questions

What does sentence case mean?: The standard capitalisation of an English sentence, with the first letter uppercase and subsequent letter lowercase with exceptions such as proper nouns or acronyms.
Where does sentence case come from?: From sentence + case, because it is the capitalization (letter case pattern) used in a typical English sentence.

How to pronounce sentence case

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