Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dollard

/dˈɑlɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: dol-lard
IPA: /dˈɑlɚd/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

*English: Nickname for a dull or stupid person, from dull + -ard; or an adaptation of Irish Ó Dhollaird. *Other languages: can be related to pain/suffering, similar to Dolores; can be about mourning (see in Filae); or it can derive from rivers named Dollart or Dullaert (Middle Dutch “madman, savage”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dull

Inflected Forms

Dollards (plural) Dullard (alternative)

Phrases

Dollard-des-Ormeaux

Frequently Paired Words

Dollard-des-Ormeaux

Rhymes With

pollard collared collard hollered bollard lollard wollard

Questions

How do you pronounce dollard?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɑlɚd/.
What does dollard mean?: A surname.
Where does dollard come from?: *English: Nickname for a dull or stupid person, from dull + -ard; or an adaptation of Irish Ó Dhollaird. *Other languages: can be related to pain/suffering, similar to Dolores; can be about mourning (see in Filae); or it can derive from rivers named Dollart or Dullaert (Middle Dutch “madman, savage”).

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