Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

home town

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables: home- -town
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of hometown.

Example Sentences

"I can honestly say that I felt more fear as a woman and lesbian walking in my home town of Louisville, Ky., than I did in Cuba."

Inflected Forms

home towns (plural)

Questions

What does home town mean?: Alternative form of hometown.

How to pronounce home town

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