Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hérault

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
her-ault
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river flowing through the departments of Gard and Hérault, in southern France.

Etymology

From French Hérault. The Hérault River was known in Latin as Arauris (or Araura by Strabo). The name is sometimes considered pre-Celtic although the element Ara- suggests a Celtic root.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does hérault mean?
A department of Occitania, France. Capital: Montpellier (INSEE code 34).
Where does hérault come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce hérault

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “hérault”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “hérault”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “hérault” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.