Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shone

/ʃoʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
shone
IPA
/ʃoʊn/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of shine

name

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Etymology

Anglicized form of Welsh Siôn (“John”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ʃoʊn/
  • British English: /ʃɒn/

Inflected Forms

Shones (plural)

Derived Forms

unshone

Homonyms

Sean (cot–caught merger) Shawn (cot–caught merger) Sian shown (US) shown

Rhymes With

own known phone well-known alone shown stone zone loan grown unknown tone

Questions

How do you pronounce shone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃoʊn/.
What does shone mean?
simple past and past participle of shine
Where does shone come from?
It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce shone

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