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sportsperson

/spɔɹtspɝsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
sports-per-son
IPA
/spɔɹtspɝsən/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who plays sport, regardless of gender.

Etymology

From sports + -person.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /spɔɹtspɝsən/
  • British English: /spɔːtspɜːsən/

Inflected Forms

sportspersons (plural) sportspeople (plural)

Derived Forms

sportspersonship

Questions

How do you pronounce sportsperson?
The recorded pronunciation is /spɔɹtspɝsən/.
What does sportsperson mean?
Someone who plays sport, regardless of gender.
Where does sportsperson come from?
From sports + -person.

How to pronounce sportsperson

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/spɔɹtspɝsən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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