Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

groundhog

/ˈɡɹaʊn(d)ˌ(h)ɔɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: ground-hog
IPA: /ˈɡɹaʊn(d)ˌ(h)ɔɡ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America.

noun

noun

Synonym of groundlubber

Example Sentences

"In 1909, local newspapers reported that the governor of Pennsylvania attended the group’s annual feast and 400 groundhogs were served to 400 guests."
"Many sources claim that the original Groundhog Day took place in 1887, when residents of Punxsutawney set out to Gobbler’s Knob, known as Phil’s “official” home, but the first piece of evidence Yoder found of townspeople trusting a groundhog for the weather, a diary entry, was dated 1840."

Etymology

From ground + hog.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɹaʊn(d)ˌ(h)ɔɡ/
British English: /ˈɡɹaʊndhɒɡ/

Inflected Forms

groundhogs (plural) ground-hog (alternative) ground hog (alternative)

Derived Forms

groundhogese

Phrases

Groundhog Day Groundhog Lodge groundhog punch Groundhog's Day

Frequently Paired Words

groundpiggy

Synonyms

groundpig whistle-pig woodchuck groundlubber marmota monax

Questions

How do you pronounce groundhog?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹaʊn(d)ˌ(h)ɔɡ/.
What does groundhog mean?: A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America.
Where does groundhog come from?: From ground + hog.

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