Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subword

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-word
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substring.

noun

A portion of a word (fixed-size group of bits).

adj

Of less than a word (fixed-size group of bits).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sub- + word.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

subwords (plural)

Questions

What does subword mean?
A substring.
Where does subword come from?
From sub- + word.

How to pronounce subword

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