Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

translatorese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trans-la-torese
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Stilted or unidiomatic language produced by automated translation.

Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English translator Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English translatorese From translator + -ese.

Usage

Synonyms

translatese translationese

Questions

What does translatorese mean?: Stilted or unidiomatic language produced by automated translation.
Where does translatorese come from?: Etymology tree English translator Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English translatorese From translator + -ese.

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