Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coutts

/ˈkuːts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: coutts
IPA: /ˈkuːts/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

A private bank, famously that of Queen Elizabeth

Etymology

The bank takes its name from James Coutts and his descendants, who became partners at the bank in the 1750s and 60s. The surname is also spelled Couts.

Phrases

Coutts Crossing

Rhymes With

doubts outs scouts shouts sprouts bouts droughts touts thereabouts spouts snouts pouts

Questions

How do you pronounce coutts?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkuːts/.
What does coutts mean?: A surname.
Where does coutts come from?: The bank takes its name from James Coutts and his descendants, who became partners at the bank in the 1750s and 60s. The surname is also spelled Couts.

How to pronounce coutts

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