Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taphophobia

/tæfəˈfəʊbɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tapho-pho-bia
IPA
/tæfəˈfəʊbɪə/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a fear of being buried alive

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “grave”), + -phobia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

taphephobia (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

taphophobe taphophobic

Questions

How do you pronounce taphophobia?
The recorded pronunciation is /tæfəˈfəʊbɪə/.
What does taphophobia mean?
a fear of being buried alive
Where does taphophobia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce taphophobia

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