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strongest

/ˈstɹɔŋɡəst/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
strong-est
IPA
/ˈstɹɔŋɡəst/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

superlative form of strong: most strong

Etymology

From Middle English strongeste, strengeste (“stronger”), from Old English strongesta, strengesta (“strongest”), from Proto-Germanic *strangistô (“*stronger”), superlative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”). More at strong.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: strongeste, strongesta, *strangistô, *strangaz

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈstɹɔŋɡəst/
  • British English: /ˈstɹɒŋɡəst/

Rhymes With

longest

Questions

How do you pronounce strongest?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹɔŋɡəst/.
What does strongest mean?
superlative form of strong: most strong
Where does strongest come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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