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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heape

/hˈip/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
heape
IPA
/hˈip/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle English hepe (“rosehip”), heppe, hipe, from Old English hēope, from Proto-Germanic *heupǭ.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hepe, hēope, *heupǭ

Inflected Forms

Heapes (plural)

Rhymes With

keep sleep deep cheap asleep sheep steep sweep leap creep jeep heap

Questions

How do you pronounce heape?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈip/.
What does heape mean?
A surname.
Where does heape come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce heape

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