har
/hɑɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.20 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A hinge.
intj
A sound of laughter, sometimes with a sarcastic connotation.
particle
Alternative form of hah (interrogative particle).
name
Alternative form of Hari.
noun
Example Sentences
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English harre, herre, from Old English heorra (“hinge; cardinal point”), from Proto-West Germanic *herʀō, from Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (“to move, sway, swing, jump”). Cognate with Scots herre, harr, har (“hinge”), Dutch harre, her, har (“hinge”), Icelandic hjarri (“hinge”), Latin cardō (“hinge”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /hɑɹ/
- British English: /hɑː/