Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wordbook

/ˈwɝdˌbʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: word-book
IPA: /ˈwɝdˌbʊk/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reference book that lists words.

noun

A reference book that lists words.

noun

The libretto of an opera.

Etymology

1590, from word + book. Compare West Frisian wurdboek (“dictionary”), German Low German Woordenbook, Wöörbook (“dictionary”), Dutch woordenboek (“dictionary”), German Wörterbuch (“dictionary”), Danish ordbog (“dictionary”), Swedish ordbok (“dictionary”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɝdˌbʊk/
British English: /ˈwɜːdˌbʊk/

Inflected Forms

wordbooks (plural)

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Questions

How do you pronounce wordbook?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɝdˌbʊk/.
What does wordbook mean?: A reference book that lists words.
Where does wordbook come from?: 1590, from word + book. Compare West Frisian wurdboek (“dictionary”), German Low German Woordenbook, Wöörbook (“dictionary”), Dutch woordenboek (“dictionary”), German Wörterbuch (“dictionary”), Danish ordbog (“dictionary”), Swedish ordbok (“dictionary”).

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