dialect

Questions about dialect

What does dialect mean?

dialect means "the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people".

How many syllables are in dialect?

dialect has 3 syllables: di-a-lect. The stress falls on "di". In IPA it is /ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/.

What is another word for dialect?

Close synonyms include idiom, accent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dialect a common word?

dialect is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dialect?

6 words rhyme with dialect. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.