krakatoa

Questions about krakatoa

What does krakatoa mean?

krakatoa means "a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history".

How many syllables are in krakatoa?

krakatoa has 4 syllables and divides as kra-ka-to-a under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for krakatoa?

Close synonyms include Krakatau, Krakatao. 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 krakatoa a common word?

krakatoa is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.