Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowdoin

/boʊdˈɔɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: bow-doin
IPA: /boʊdˈɔɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Inflected Forms

Bowdoins (plural)

Derived Forms

Bowdoinham

Homonyms

beaudoin

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce bowdoin?: The recorded pronunciation is /boʊdˈɔɪn/.
What does bowdoin mean?: A surname from French.

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