Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wifi

/wˈaɪfˌaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: wifi
IPA: /wˈaɪfˌaɪ/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of Wi-Fi.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Alternative form of Wi-Fi.

noun

Alternative form of Wi-Fi.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Alternative form of Wi-Fi.

Example Sentences

"A WiFi-ing We Will Go ?"
"Just like the aforementioned consumer and durable products made their way into the remotest parts of the country, the smartphones are 4G-ing and WiFi-ing their way into the hamlets today."
"But during the past three capital bills, we’ve probably spent more than $5 million on laboratories, the Gator Center (updates), fully WiFi-ing the campus and campus security,” a $500,000 card-based system for faculty and students."

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Computing.

Inflected Forms

WiFis (plural) WiFis (present, singular) WiFi-ing (participle, present) WiFied (participle, past) WiFied (past)

Synonyms

wireless local area network wlan wireless fidelity

Rhymes With

wi-fi

Questions

How do you pronounce wifi?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈaɪfˌaɪ/.
What does wifi mean?: Alternative spelling of Wi-Fi.

How to pronounce wifi

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