Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

havre de grace

/ˌhævɚ dəˈɡɹeɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: havre de -grace
IPA: /ˌhævɚ dəˈɡɹeɪs/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Harford County, Maryland, United States.

Etymology

From French Le Havre-de-Grâce (literally “the harbor of grace”), the original name of Le Havre in France.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Le Havre-de-Grâce

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhævɚ dəˈɡɹeɪs/

Rhymes With

place case face space race red in the face base white space replace grace chase pace

Questions

How do you pronounce havre de grace?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhævɚ dəˈɡɹeɪs/.
What does havre de grace mean?: A city in Harford County, Maryland, United States.
Where does havre de grace come from?: It is traced to French.

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