Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stress-timed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: stress--timed
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a language, such that syllables may last different amounts of time, but there is perceived to be a fairly constant amount of time between consecutive stressed syllables.

Example Sentences

"As described in the discussion of stress and rhythm at the word level, stress-timed languages are those in which stressed syllables tend to occur at approximately equal intervals."

Phrases

stress timing

Frequently Paired Words

syllable-timed

Questions

What does stress-timed mean?: Of a language, such that syllables may last different amounts of time, but there is perceived to be a fairly constant amount of time between consecutive stressed syllables.

How to pronounce stress-timed

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