Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downe

/daʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
downe
IPA
/daʊn/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

County Down in Ireland; also Downshire.

name

A village in the borough of Bromley, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4361).

name

A surname.

adv

Obsolete spelling of down.

Obsolete

prep

Obsolete spelling of down.

Obsolete

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce downe?
The recorded pronunciation is /daʊn/.
What does downe mean?
County Down in Ireland; also Downshire.

How to pronounce downe

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