Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watt

/wɑt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: watt
IPA: /wɑt/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second.

name

Watt, a king of Sussex.

name

An Anglo-Saxon given name.

name

A diminutive of the male given name Walter, of medieval usage, variant of Wat.

name

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

name

A ghost town in California, United States.

Etymology

Named after Scottish engineer James Watt. For the surname, see Watt.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wɑt/
British English: /wɒt/

Inflected Forms

watts (plural) Watts (alternative)

Derived Forms

abwatt attowatt centiwatt decawatt gigawatt hectowatt kilowatt megawatt microwatt milliwatt nanowatt petawatt

Phrases

giga-watt kilo-watt mega-watt micro-watt nano-watt pico-watt tera-watt watt hour

Frequently Paired Words

mul:W

Synonyms

w

Homonyms

wat wot what (Received Pronunciation, wine–whine merger)

Rhymes With

not got lot shot hot bought caught spot scott forgot plot pot

Questions

How do you pronounce watt?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɑt/.
What does watt mean?: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second.
Where does watt come from?: Named after Scottish engineer James Watt. For the surname, see Watt.

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