Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empson

/ˈɛmp.sən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: emp-son
IPA: /ˈɛmp.sən/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Etymology

From a reduced form of the personal name Emmett + -son.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Emmett

Inflected Forms

Empsons (plural)

Derived Forms

Empsonian

Questions

How do you pronounce empson?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛmp.sən/.
What does empson mean?: A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does empson come from?: From a reduced form of the personal name Emmett + -son.

How to pronounce empson

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