Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footwear

/ˈfʊtwɛə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
foot-wear
IPA
/ˈfʊtwɛə(ɹ)/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Accesories or clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English foot Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English footwear From foot + -wear.

Usage

Inflected Forms

footwears (plural)

Derived Forms

nonfootwear

Frequently Paired Words

anklewear armwear bottomwear breastwear chestwear earwear facewear fingerwear

Synonyms

feetwear footgear

Questions

How do you pronounce footwear?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʊtwɛə(ɹ)/.
What does footwear mean?
Accesories or clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.
Where does footwear come from?
Etymology tree English foot Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English footwear From foot + -wear.

How to pronounce footwear

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