Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetrasyllabic

/ˌtɛ.tɹə.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetra-syl-lab-ic
IPA: /ˌtɛ.tɹə.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having four syllables.

noun

A word of four syllables.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English syllabic English tetrasyllabic From tetra- + syllabic.

Inflected Forms

tetrasyllabics (plural)

Synonyms

quadrisyllabic

Questions

How do you pronounce tetrasyllabic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛ.tɹə.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/.
What does tetrasyllabic mean?: Having four syllables.
Where does tetrasyllabic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English syllabic English tetrasyllabic From tetra- + syllabic.

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