Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

them-un

/ˈðɛmən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: them-un
IPA: /ˈðɛmən/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).

Inflected Forms

them-uns (plural)

Homonyms

them 'un them un them-en themen themmun them'un themun themmen

Rhymes With

them 'un them un them-en themen themmun them'un themun themmen them'en

Questions

How do you pronounce them-un?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈðɛmən/.
What does them-un mean?: Alternative form of themmun (“someone on the other side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).

How to pronounce them-un

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