Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claycomb

/klˈeɪkəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: clay-comb
IPA: /klˈeɪkəm/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from some minor place named with Old English clǣġ (“clay”) + cumb (“valley, combe”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: clǣġ

Inflected Forms

Claycombs (plural)

Rhymes With

macomb acomb

Questions

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

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