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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hodge

/hɑd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
hodge
IPA
/hɑd͡ʒ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Used generically as a name for a male farmer, irrespective of their actual name.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A rustic; a country person.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger. The substitution of H for R is common in English words derived from Norman French.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hɑd͡ʒ/
  • British English: /hɒd͡ʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hodges (plural)

Derived Forms

Hodges Hodgey Hodgkin Hodgkins Hodgkinson Hodgson Hodson

Phrases

Hodge-de Rham spectral sequence Hodge dual

Frequently Paired Words

Roger Rogers

Rhymes With

lodge dodge dislodge podge rodge ajaj rog bodge splodge stodge wodge plodge

Questions

How do you pronounce hodge?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɑd͡ʒ/.
What does hodge mean?
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Where does hodge come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce hodge

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