Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haiphong

/ˈhaɪfɒŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: haiphong
IPA: /ˈhaɪfɒŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Vietnam.

Example Sentences

"Most of the arms and supplies used by North Vietnam's armies entered the country through the port of Haiphong, with lesser amounts entering through the smaller ports of Cam Pha and Hong Gai."

Etymology

From Vietnamese Hải Phòng.

Origin

Source language: Vietnamese

Word Breakdown

Root: Hải Phòng

Inflected Forms

Hai Phong (alternative) Hải Phòng (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce haiphong?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪfɒŋ/.
What does haiphong mean?: A city in Vietnam.
Where does haiphong come from?: It is traced to Vietnamese.

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