Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spun

/spʌn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: spun
IPA: /spʌn/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of spin

Inflected Forms

span (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

cytospun electrospun finespun handspun hardspun homespun longspun overspun prespun ringspun roughspun spunbonded

Rhymes With

one done run fun son won sun gun none un begun ton

Questions

How do you pronounce spun?: The recorded pronunciation is /spʌn/.
What does spun mean?: simple past and past participle of spin

How to pronounce spun

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