Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoarse

/hoːs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
hoarse
IPA
/hoːs/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To utter hoarsely; to croak.

noun

Obsolete spelling of horse.

Obsolete

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Etymology

From Middle English hors, hos, from Old English hās, *hārs, from Proto-Germanic *haisaz, *haisraz, akin to Old Norse háss (West Norse) and heiss (East Norse) (whence Icelandic hás, Norwegian Nynorsk hås, Norwegian Bokmål hes and Swedish hes).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hors, hās, *haisaz

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hoːs/
  • British English: /hɔːs/

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Questions

How do you pronounce hoarse?
The recorded pronunciation is /hoːs/.
What does hoarse mean?
Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.
Where does hoarse come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce hoarse

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