Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unrecognised

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
un-recog-nised
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of unrecognized.

British usage

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 recognised English unrecognised From un- + recognised.

Usage

Synonyms

Questions

What does unrecognised mean?
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of unrecognized.
Where does unrecognised 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 recognised English unrecognised From un- + recognised.

How to pronounce unrecognised

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