Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arbour

/ˈɑɹbɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
ar-bour
IPA
/ˈɑɹbɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

UK standard spelling of arbor.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English arbere, arber, an alteration of herber, erber (“pleasure garden; herb garden”) influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

arbours (plural) arbor (alternative, US)

Derived Forms

Annarbour arboured

Synonyms

arbor bower pergola

Homonyms

arbor

Rhymes With

harbor harbour barber arbor barbour garber farber harber yarber barbre sharber sarber

Questions

How do you pronounce arbour?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑɹbɚ/.
What does arbour mean?
UK standard spelling of arbor.
Where does arbour come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce arbour

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