Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brun

/bɹˈʌn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: brun
IPA: /bɹˈʌn/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norwegian, notably held by Viggo Brun.

Inflected Forms

Bruns (plural)

Phrases

Brun sieve

Homonyms

bruhn brunn

Rhymes With

one done run fun son won sun gun none un begun ton

Questions

How do you pronounce brun?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈʌn/.
What does brun mean?: A surname from Norwegian, notably held by Viggo Brun.

How to pronounce brun

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