Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subzero

/sˌʌbzˈɪɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: sub-ze-ro
IPA: /sˌʌbzˈɪɹoʊ/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Less than zero, most commonly used to refer to temperature.

Example Sentences

"More than half of all Americans will experience subzero wind chills in the next week."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

sub-zero (alternative)

Rhymes With

hero zero shapiro nero niro miro ero biro fierro ruggiero piro yamashiro

Questions

How do you pronounce subzero?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˌʌbzˈɪɹoʊ/.
What does subzero mean?: Less than zero, most commonly used to refer to temperature.
Where does subzero come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English zero English subzero From sub- + zero.

How to pronounce subzero

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