Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stratego

/strəˈtiːɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: Stra-te-go
IPA: /strəˈtiːɡoʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A two-player strategy board game in which each player controls an army that tries to capture the other player's flag.

Example Sentences

"It is shown that Stratego is a complex game when compared to other games, such as chess and Hex. The game-tree complexity of 10⁵³⁵ exceeds the game-tree complexity of Go."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós, “general”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: στρατηγός

Questions

How do you pronounce stratego?: The recorded pronunciation is /strəˈtiːɡoʊ/.
What does stratego mean?: A two-player strategy board game in which each player controls an army that tries to capture the other player's flag.
Where does stratego come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce stratego

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