Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

featherstonehaugh

/fɛð.ə.stəʊn.hɔː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: feath-er-stone-haugh
IPA: /fɛð.ə.stəʊn.hɔː/

30

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

From Old English feþer + stān + healh, equivalent to feather + stone + haugh. The irregular short pronunciation seems to derive from some combination of shortening of the longer pronunciation (/fɛðəstəʊnhɔː/ → /fɛstənhɔː/ → ?) and confusion with the unrelated surname Fanshawe, Fanshaw.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: feþer

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /fɛð.ə.stəʊn.hɔː/

Questions

How do you pronounce featherstonehaugh?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɛð.ə.stəʊn.hɔː/.
What does featherstonehaugh mean?: A surname.
Where does featherstonehaugh come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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