Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sown

/soʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
sown
IPA
/soʊn/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of sow

noun

Cultivated land inhabited by sedentary agriculturalists, in contrast to the nomad pastoralists of the steppe or desert.

Uncountable

Etymology

Morphologically sow + -n.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /soʊn/
  • British English: /səʊn/

Usage

Derived Forms

unsown

Phrases

self-sown

Synonyms

seeded

Homonyms

Saône sewn sone

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce sown?
The recorded pronunciation is /soʊn/.
What does sown mean?
past participle of sow
Where does sown come from?
Morphologically sow + -n.

How to pronounce sown

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