Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vapourware

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
va-pour-ware
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of vaporware.

British usage; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English vapour Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English vapourware From vapour + -ware.

Usage

Questions

What does vapourware mean?
Alternative spelling of vaporware.
Where does vapourware come from?
Etymology tree English vapour Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English vapourware From vapour + -ware.

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