Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ayotte

/eɪˈɔt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: ay-otte
IPA: /eɪˈɔt/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Example Sentences

"One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation."
"Republican former Sen. Kelly Ayotte will win the New Hampshire governor’s race, CNN projects, completing a political comeback eight years after she lost her Senate seat."

Etymology

Altered form of French Hayot.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Hayot

Inflected Forms

Ayottes (plural) Iott (alternative)

Rhymes With

thought brought taught fought sought ought ot bot wrought wat distraught fraught

Questions

How do you pronounce ayotte?: The recorded pronunciation is /eɪˈɔt/.
What does ayotte mean?: A surname from French.
Where does ayotte come from?: It is traced to French.

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