Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hobbs

/hˈɑbz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: hobbs
IPA: /hˈɑbz/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in New Mexico, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -s

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hobbses (plural)

Homonyms

hobs

Rhymes With

jobs sobs mobs dobbs knobs robs swabs snobs blobs gobs slobs cobs

Questions

How do you pronounce hobbs?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑbz/.
What does hobbs mean?: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Where does hobbs come from?: From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

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