Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bosman

/bˈɑsmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: bosman
IPA: /bˈɑsmən/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch.

name

A Ramu language of Papua New Guinea.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Bosman.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Bosman

Phrases

Bosman ruling Bosman transfer Bosman's potto Wiktionary’s coverage of Bosngun terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Bosngun terms

Rhymes With

osman mosman rosman cosman kosman hosman osmon ossman

Questions

How do you pronounce bosman?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑsmən/.
What does bosman mean?: A surname from Dutch.
Where does bosman come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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