Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trochee

/ˈtɹoʊ.ki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
trochee
IPA
/ˈtɹoʊ.ki/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French trochée, via Latin trochaeus from the Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), derived from τρέχω (trékhō, “run”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *dʰregʰ-, trochée, trochaeus, τροχαῖος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɹoʊ.ki/

Inflected Forms

trochees (plural) troch. (alternative, abbreviation) trocheus (alternative, archaic)

Frequently Paired Words

trochaic iamb

Homonyms

troche

Rhymes With

low-key poke smoky loki smokey hokey pokey toki okie hokey pokey oaky folky

Questions

How do you pronounce trochee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹoʊ.ki/.
What does trochee mean?
A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
Where does trochee come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce trochee

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