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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spirantize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spi-ran-tize
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To change (a consonant) to a spirant sound.

Etymology

From spirant + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

spirantizes (present, singular) spirantizing (participle, present) spirantized (participle, past) spirantized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

spirantization unspirantized

Questions

What does spirantize mean?
To change (a consonant) to a spirant sound.
Where does spirantize come from?
From spirant + -ize.

How to pronounce spirantize

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