Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chastain

/ʃəstˈeɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: chas-tain
IPA: /ʃəstˈeɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Georgia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The first line of dialogue is from an off-screen Field Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain), asking the team to stay in sight and “make NASA proud”."

Etymology

Borrowed from French Chastain, derived from the Old French chastaigne (“chestnut”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: chastaigne

Usage

Inflected Forms

Chastains (plural) Chasteen (alternative) Chestang (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce chastain?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəstˈeɪn/.
What does chastain mean?: A surname from French.
Where does chastain come from?: It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce chastain

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