Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenten

/ˈtɛntɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: ten-ten
IPA: /ˈtɛntɛn/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.

Colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 点々(てんてん) (tenten, literally “dots”).

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

tentens (plural) ten-ten (alternative) ten ten (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

handakuten

Synonyms

nigori dakuten

Questions

How do you pronounce tenten?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛntɛn/.
What does tenten mean?: A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.
Where does tenten come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 点々(てんてん) (tenten, literally “dots”).

How to pronounce tenten

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