Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

t-prothesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
t-proth-e-sis
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The prothesis of a t sound to words beginning with a vowel.

Uncountable

noun

Replacement of an initial s sound with a t sound.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does t-prothesis mean?
The prothesis of a t sound to words beginning with a vowel.

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