y2k

1. 1.

   the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar

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Questions about y2k

What does y2k mean?

y2k means "the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar".

How many syllables are in y2k?

y2k has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. 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.

Is y2k a common word?

y2k 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.