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desmarais

/dˈɛzmɚeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
des-marais
IPA
/dˈɛzmɚeɪ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French, equivalent to English Marsh.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Desmarais.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Desmaraises (plural) Demara (alternative) Demarest (alternative) des Marais (alternative) Marais (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce desmarais?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɛzmɚeɪ/.
What does desmarais mean?
A surname from French, equivalent to English Marsh.
Where does desmarais come from?
It is traced to French.

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