Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rain garden

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
rain -gar-den
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A planted depression or hole that allows rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas, such as roofs and driveways, to be absorbed into the ground.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

rain gardens (plural)

Phrases

dry well

Frequently Paired Words

bioswale dry well drywell sump

Questions

What does rain garden mean?
A planted depression or hole that allows rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas, such as roofs and driveways, to be absorbed into the ground.

How to pronounce rain garden

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “rain garden”.
  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 “rain garden”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “rain garden” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.