Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowans

/kˈaʊənz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: cow-ans
IPA: /kˈaʊənz/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of cowan

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Variant of Cowan, with redundant English patronymic -s.

Inflected Forms

Cowanses (plural)

Homonyms

cowens

Rhymes With

gowans cowens palauans gowens bouwens

Questions

How do you pronounce cowans?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈaʊənz/.
What does cowans mean?: plural of cowan
Where does cowans come from?: Variant of Cowan, with redundant English patronymic -s.

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