Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trisyllable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-syl-la-ble
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word of three syllables.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

trisyllables (plural) trissyllable (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

trisyllabic monosyllable disyllable tetrasyllable pentasyllable sexisyllable heptasyllable octosyllable

Questions

What does trisyllable mean?: A word of three syllables.
Where does trisyllable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English syllable English trisyllable From tri- + syllable.

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