Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rayburn

/ɹˈeɪbɚn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: ray-burn
IPA: /ɹˈeɪbɚn/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scots.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An old-fashioned stove resembling an AGA cooker.

Example Sentences

"The living room was half-panelled in dark oak, and in the big farmhouse kitchen the ancient cream Rayburn beamed comfort."

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname, from Raeburn, a place in the Scottish Borders name from Scots rae (“roebuck”) + burn (“stream”).

Word Breakdown

Root: rae

Usage

Inflected Forms

Rayburns (plural) Raeburn (alternative) Reyburn (alternative) Ryburn (alternative)

Homonyms

raeburn reyburn rayborn

Rhymes With

claiborne raeburn claybourne clayborne clayborn reyburn rayborn

Questions

How do you pronounce rayburn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈeɪbɚn/.
What does rayburn mean?: A surname from Scots.
Where does rayburn come from?: Scottish habitational surname, from Raeburn, a place in the Scottish Borders name from Scots rae (“roebuck”) + burn (“stream”).

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