Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gladman

/ɡlˈædmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: glad-man
IPA: /ɡlˈædmən/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the nickname.

Etymology

From glad + man, a nickname for a cheerful person or a surname for the servant of a man called Glad.

Inflected Forms

Gladmans (plural)

Rhymes With

madmen cadman badman adman admen radman

Questions

How do you pronounce gladman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlˈædmən/.
What does gladman mean?: A surname transferred from the nickname.
Where does gladman come from?: From glad + man, a nickname for a cheerful person or a surname for the servant of a man called Glad.

How to pronounce gladman

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