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fossen

/fˈɑsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
fos-sen
IPA
/fˈɑsən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norwegian.

Etymology

Habitational surname borrowed from Norwegian Fossen, from foss (“waterfall”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Fossens (plural)

Rhymes With

crossan chiasson wason klaassen crosson claassen maassen rosson closson vanfossen glosson

Questions

How do you pronounce fossen?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɑsən/.
What does fossen mean?
A surname from Norwegian.
Where does fossen come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce fossen

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/fˈɑsən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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