Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poë

/poʊi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poe
IPA: /poʊi/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of poë-bird (“the tui, a species of honeyeater (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).

Obsolete

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /poʊi/
British English: /pəʊi/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

poës (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce poë?: The recorded pronunciation is /poʊi/.
What does poë mean?: Ellipsis of poë-bird (“the tui, a species of honeyeater (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).

How to pronounce poë

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