frequency

Other forms of frequency

plural

frequencies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about frequency

What does frequency mean?

frequency means "the number of occurrences within a given time period". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in frequency?

frequency has 3 syllables: freq-uen-cy. The stress falls on "freq". In IPA it is /ˈfɹikwənsi/.

What is another word for frequency?

Close synonyms include frequence, oftenness, relative frequency, absolute frequency. 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 frequency a common word?

frequency is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. 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 frequency?

1 word rhymes with frequency. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.