Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defore

/dˈifɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: de-fore
IPA: /dˈifɔɹ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch.

Etymology

Altered spelling of Dutch de Foor.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: de Foor

Inflected Forms

Defores (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce defore?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈifɔɹ/.
What does defore mean?: A surname from Dutch.
Where does defore come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce defore

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