Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subliterate

/sʌbˈlɪtəɹət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-lit-er-ate
IPA: /sʌbˈlɪtəɹət/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having inferior literacy skills.

noun

A subliterate person.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English literate English subliterate From sub- + literate.

Inflected Forms

more subliterate (comparative) most subliterate (superlative) subliterates (plural)

Derived Forms

subliterately

Frequently Paired Words

illiterate literate

Synonyms

semiliterate underlanguaged

Questions

How do you pronounce subliterate?: The recorded pronunciation is /sʌbˈlɪtəɹət/.
What does subliterate mean?: Having inferior literacy skills.
Where does subliterate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English literate English subliterate From sub- + literate.

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