Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

windburn

/ˈwɪndbɜː(ɹ)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: wind-burn
IPA: /ˈwɪndbɜː(ɹ)n/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Damage to a plant caused by cold and windy conditions that dry out the leaves.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From wind + burn.

Usage

Inflected Forms

windburns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sunburn snowburn waterburn

Questions

How do you pronounce windburn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪndbɜː(ɹ)n/.
What does windburn mean?: An irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind.
Where does windburn come from?: From wind + burn.

How to pronounce windburn

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