Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cottam

/kˈɑtəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: cot-tam
IPA: /kˈɑtəm/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9964).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Lea parish, City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5032).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish (served by Treswell with Cottam Parish Council) in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8179).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A community in the town of Kingsville, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cottams (plural)

Homonyms

cottom

Rhymes With

bottom higginbottom cottom

Questions

How do you pronounce cottam?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑtəm/.
What does cottam mean?: A surname.

How to pronounce cottam

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