Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferrier

/fˈɛɹiɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
fer-ri-er
IPA
/fˈɛɹiɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a ferryman

name

A surname.

name

A commune in northeastern Haiti.

Etymology

From ferry + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ferriers (plural)

Phrases

Ferrier carbocyclization Ferrier rearrangement

Frequently Paired Words

farrier furrier

Rhymes With

terrier scarier harrier merrier perrier farrier verrier guerrier berrier

Questions

How do you pronounce ferrier?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛɹiɚ/.
What does ferrier mean?
a ferryman
Where does ferrier come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce ferrier

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