Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petronia

/pɛtɹˈoʊniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: petro-n-ia
IPA: /pɛtɹˈoʊniə/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rock sparrow, of species Petronia petronia, sole species of its genus, found from western Mediterranean lands to central China.

Inflected Forms

petronias (plural)

Synonyms

rock petronia

Rhymes With

rondônia

Questions

How do you pronounce petronia?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛtɹˈoʊniə/.
What does petronia mean?: A rock sparrow, of species Petronia petronia, sole species of its genus, found from western Mediterranean lands to central China.

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