Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enright

/ɪnɹˈaɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: en-right
IPA: /ɪnɹˈaɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ionnrachtaigh (“son of Ionnrachtach”), a byname meaning "attacker"; compare Hanratty.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Ionnrachtaigh

Inflected Forms

Enrights (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce enright?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnɹˈaɪt/.
What does enright mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does enright come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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