Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triathlete

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: triath-lete
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An athlete who competes in the triathlon.

Example Sentences

"This is how Alzheimer's transforms encyclopedians into vegetables, how Parkinson's immobilizes triatheletes."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English athlete English triathlete From tri- + athlete.

Inflected Forms

triathletes (plural)

Derived Forms

paratriathlete

Questions

What does triathlete mean?: An athlete who competes in the triathlon.
Where does triathlete come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English athlete English triathlete From tri- + athlete.

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