Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-cism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: -cism
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Added to names of primarily Greek letters to indicate a phonetic phenomenon relating to the corresponding phoneme:

suffix

Added to names of primarily Greek letters to indicate a phonetic phenomenon relating to the corresponding phoneme:

suffix

Added to names of primarily Greek letters to indicate a phonetic phenomenon relating to the corresponding phoneme:

suffix

Added to names of primarily Greek letters to indicate a phonetic phenomenon relating to the corresponding phoneme:

Etymology

Back-formation from iotacism.

Phrases

-tacism

Frequently Paired Words

-tacism

Questions

What does -cism mean?: Added to names of primarily Greek letters to indicate a phonetic phenomenon relating to the corresponding phoneme:
Where does -cism come from?: Back-formation from iotacism.

How to pronounce -cism

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