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How to pronounce frecency

Say it like FREE-sun-see. Frecency has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FREE).

VoiceSpeed
US American/ˈfrisənsi/FREE-sun-see
UK British/ˈfriːsənsi/FREE-sun-see
  • FREE
  • sun
  • see
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Frecency pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. FREESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  2. sunKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  3. seeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of frecency

American and British speakers say frecency in essentially the same way: /ˈfrisənsi/ in the US and /ˈfriːsənsi/ in the UK.

British respelling: FREE-sun-see.

What does frecency mean?

noun
  1. Any heuristic that combines the frequency and recency into a single measure, typically used to predict page revisits in a web browser.

Where does frecency come from?

Blend of frequency + recency, coined for the development of Mozilla Firefox.

Words that rhyme with frecency

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of frecency.

Questions about saying frecency

How do you pronounce frecency?

Say FREE-sun-see. The American pronunciation is /ˈfrisənsi/. In British English it is /ˈfriːsənsi/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in frecency?

Frecency has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FREE). Broken into parts: FREE · sun · see.

Do Americans and Brits say frecency the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈfrisənsi/ and the British form is /ˈfriːsənsi/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).