Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homebound

/ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: home-bound
IPA: /ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being on one's way home: being homeward bound.

adj

Confined to one's home, unable to leave it for some reason.

adv

Heading homeward, homeward bound.

Etymology

From home + bound or home + -bound.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/

Inflected Forms

more homebound (comparative) most homebound (superlative)

Synonyms

housebound shut-in

Questions

How do you pronounce homebound?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/.
What does homebound mean?: Being on one's way home: being homeward bound.
Where does homebound come from?: From home + bound or home + -bound.

How to pronounce homebound

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “homebound”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “homebound”.
Repeat and practice — Say “homebound” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.