Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

velarity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ve-lar-i-ty
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being a velar sound (a sound articulated at the velum or soft palate).

Uncountable

Etymology

From velar + -ity.

Usage

Questions

What does velarity mean?
The quality of being a velar sound (a sound articulated at the velum or soft palate).
Where does velarity come from?
From velar + -ity.

How to pronounce velarity

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