Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

website

/ˈwɛb(ˌ)saɪt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables
web-site
IPA
/ˈwɛb(ˌ)saɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of website.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Latin sinō Latin situsder. Anglo-Norman sitebor. Middle English site English site English website From web + site.

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How do you pronounce website?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛb(ˌ)saɪt/.
What does website mean?
A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.
Where does website come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Latin sinō Latin situsder. Anglo-Norman sitebor. Middle English site English site English website From web + site.

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