Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fortin

/fˈɔɹtɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
fortin
IPA
/fˈɔɹtɪn/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small fort; a fortlet.

Obsolete

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

Borrowed from French fortin. See fort.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fortins (plural)

Phrases

Fortin barometer Point Fortin

Rhymes With

cortin

Questions

How do you pronounce fortin?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɔɹtɪn/.
What does fortin mean?
A small fort; a fortlet.
Where does fortin come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce fortin

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