Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

userbox

/ˈjuzɚˌbɑks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: user-box
IPA: /ˈjuzɚˌbɑks/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A simple, standardised box placed on a webpage to indicate the user's proficiencies or preferences.

noun

A graphic modelled after this, shared on various social media websites.

Example Sentences

"I wasn't satisfied with the retrogamer userbox, so I created a new one."
"Creating a userbox template for posting on member editors' user pages."
"Currently, this userbox-mania is tending to decrease on Russian Wikipedia, being systematically repressed by administrators, but it is still thriving in the Ukrainian edition."
"thank you all!! All 10613 of you!!! Maybe more now!! Here’s to many more userboxes being made!!❤❤"
"Made some plural userboxes, feel free to use! (With or without credit) - Ben Levine"

Etymology

Compound of user + box.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈjuzɚˌbɑks/
British English: /ˈjuːzəˌbɒks/

Inflected Forms

userboxes (plural) userboxen (humorous, plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce userbox?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuzɚˌbɑks/.
What does userbox mean?: A simple, standardised box placed on a webpage to indicate the user's proficiencies or preferences.
Where does userbox come from?: Compound of user + box.

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