Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birnie

/bˈɝni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: birnie
IPA: /bˈɝni/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Variant spelling of Birney.

Inflected Forms

Birnies (plural)

Homonyms

burney birney berney

Rhymes With

attorney journey bernie ernie gurney kearney tourney burney kearny turney birney mcburney

Questions

How do you pronounce birnie?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɝni/.
What does birnie mean?: A surname.
Where does birnie come from?: Variant spelling of Birney.

How to pronounce birnie

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