Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seashore

/ˈsiːʃoɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: seashore
IPA: /ˈsiːʃoɹ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.

noun

The foreshore, the strip of land between low water and high water.

Etymology

From sea + shore.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsiːʃoɹ/
British English: /ˈsiːʃɔː/

Inflected Forms

seashores (plural) sea-shore (alternative, archaic)

Synonyms

seacoast sea marge foreshore intertidal zone littoral coast sea-coast

Rhymes With

kishore

Questions

How do you pronounce seashore?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːʃoɹ/.
What does seashore mean?: The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.
Where does seashore come from?: From sea + shore.

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