Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bodman

/bˈɑdmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: bod-man
IPA: /bˈɑdmən/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Two possible origins: * English occupational surname for a messenger, from Middle English bode (“messenger”) + man (“man”). * Americanized spelling of German Bodmann, itself a variant of Bodemann.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bode, Bodmann

Inflected Forms

Bodmans (plural)

Rhymes With

rodman godman todman

Questions

How do you pronounce bodman?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑdmən/.
What does bodman mean?: A surname.
Where does bodman come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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