Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gough

/ɡɒf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
gough
IPA
/ɡɒf/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Burke County, Georgia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

* As a Welsh surname, from coch (“red”). * As an Irish surname, reduced from McGough.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɡɒf/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Goughs (plural)

Phrases

Gough Island Mount Gough

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce gough?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɒf/.
What does gough mean?
A surname.
Where does gough come from?
It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce gough

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