Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hartburn

/ˈhɑː(ɹ)tbɜː(ɹ)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hart-burn
IPA
/ˈhɑː(ɹ)tbɜː(ɹ)n/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) + burna (“stream”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce hartburn?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑː(ɹ)tbɜː(ɹ)n/.
What does hartburn mean?
A suburb of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4218).
Where does hartburn come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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