Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

howja

/ˈhaʊd͡ʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: how-ja
IPA: /ˈhaʊd͡ʒə/

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Pronunciation spelling of how d'you.

Example Sentences

"“Selby.” ¶ “Howja spell it?” ¶ “S-e-l-b-y.”"
"‘Howja do! Howja do! Howja do! Hellooooo everybardy!…’"
"“Howja do that?” she mumbled thickly. “Howja make firecrackers sound just like guns indoors?” Boy, they sure got some smart guys there, she thought."

Etymology

"How d'you" /ˈhaʊdju/ becomes /ˈhaʊdʒə/ ("howja") by yod-coalescence (whereby /j/ assimilates to /ʒ/) and reduction of the unstressed /u/ (which becomes /ə/). See -ja.

Questions

How do you pronounce howja?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊd͡ʒə/.
What does howja mean?: Pronunciation spelling of how d'you.
Where does howja come from?: "How d'you" /ˈhaʊdju/ becomes /ˈhaʊdʒə/ ("howja") by yod-coalescence (whereby /j/ assimilates to /ʒ/) and reduction of the unstressed /u/ (which becomes /ə/). See -ja.

How to pronounce howja

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