Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dorothea

/dˌɔɹəθˈiə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: dorothea
IPA: /dˌɔɹəθˈiə/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek, a Latinate variant of Dorothy.

Etymology

See Dorothy.

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce dorothea?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˌɔɹəθˈiə/.
What does dorothea mean?: A female given name from Ancient Greek, a Latinate variant of Dorothy.
Where does dorothea come from?: See Dorothy.

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