Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atwater

/ˈætwɔtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: at-wa-ter
IPA: /ˈætwɔtɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Countable; Uncountable

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A city in Merced County, California, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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An unincorporated community in Upson County, Georgia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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An unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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A city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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An unincorporated community in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A traffic camera last captured their vehicle, a silver 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, shortly after 8 p.m. in Atwater, around 66 miles north of Fresno, the sheriff’s office said."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Germanic *at Old English æt Middle English at English at Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English Atwater From at + water, a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a river or lake.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Atwaters (plural) Attwater (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce atwater?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈætwɔtɚ/.
What does atwater mean?: A surname.
Where does atwater come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Germanic *at Old English æt Middle English at English at Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English Atwater From at + water, a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a river or lake.

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