Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beckwith

/bˈɛkwˌɪθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: beck-with
IPA: /bˈɛkwˌɪθ/

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Old English of Old English origin.

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Etymology

From Old English bēċe ("beech") + Old Norse viðr (“wood”) 'Beechwood'

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: bēċe, viðr

Phrases

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

Questions

How do you pronounce beckwith?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɛkwˌɪθ/.
What does beckwith mean?: A surname from Old English of Old English origin.
Where does beckwith come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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