Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subsyllabic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-syl-lab-ic
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or related to parts or fractions of a syllable.

Example Sentences

"While we assume that phonological subsyllabic units are functional prior to reading skill, we have not ruled out a possible interaction with the writing system."

Etymology

From sub- + syllabic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

more subsyllabic (comparative) most subsyllabic (superlative)

Questions

What does subsyllabic mean?: Of, or related to parts or fractions of a syllable.
Where does subsyllabic come from?: From sub- + syllabic.

How to pronounce subsyllabic

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