Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfertile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-fer-tile
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English fertile English unfertile From un- + fertile.

Frequently Paired Words

infertile

Synonyms

sterile infertile

Questions

What does unfertile mean?: Not fertile.
Where does unfertile come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English fertile English unfertile From un- + fertile.

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