Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rowed

/ɹəʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: rowed
IPA: /ɹəʊd/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of row

adj

Formed into a row, or rows; having a specified number of rows.

Example Sentences

"a twelve-rowed ear of corn"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreyk- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *Hréykō Proto-Germanic *rīgǭder. Proto-Germanic *raigwō Proto-Germanic *raiwō Proto-West Germanic *raiwu Old English rǣw Middle English rewe English row English -ed English rowed From row (verb) + -ed.

Derived Forms

multirowed unrowed

Homonyms

road rode Rhode (all not in Scotland)

Rhymes With

road code showed mode load rode node owed explode rhode slowed bestowed

Questions

How do you pronounce rowed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəʊd/.
What does rowed mean?: simple past and past participle of row
Where does rowed come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreyk- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *Hréykō Proto-Germanic *rīgǭder. Proto-Germanic *raigwō Proto-Germanic *raiwō Proto-West Germanic *raiwu Old English rǣw Middle English rewe English row English -ed English rowed From row (verb) + -ed.

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