Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raindrop

/ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: rain-drop
IPA: /ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.

Example Sentences

"It is all so fine and orderly that it would seem that not only had the clouds and streams been kept harmoniously busy in the making of it, but that every raindrop sent like a bullet to a mark had been the subject of a separate thought, so sure is the outcome of beauty through the stormy centuries."
"1969, Hal David (lyricist), “Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head”."

Etymology

From Middle English rein-drope, reyn-drope, reyn drope, from Old English reġndropa, from Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô. Equivalent to rain + drop. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Riendruppe, West Frisian reindrip, Dutch regendroppel, regendruppel, German Low German Regendrüpp, German Regentropfen, Swedish regndroppe, Icelandic regndropi.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: rein-drope, reġndropa, *regnadrupô

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/
British English: /ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/

Inflected Forms

raindrops (plural)

Derived Forms

raindroplet raindroppy

Phrases

raindrop cake raindrop technique raindrop therapy

Questions

How do you pronounce raindrop?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/.
What does raindrop mean?: A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
Where does raindrop come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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