Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowlen

/bˈoʊlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: bowlen
IPA: /bˈoʊlən/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Perhaps an Americanized form of German Bohlen.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Bohlen

Inflected Forms

Bowlens (plural)

Homonyms

bolan bolen bolon

Rhymes With

stolen nolan colon swollen semi-colon dolan golan solon bolan bolen solan tolan

Questions

How do you pronounce bowlen?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈoʊlən/.
What does bowlen mean?: A surname from German.
Where does bowlen come from?: It is traced to German.

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