Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honeywell

/hˈʌniwˌɛl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
hon-ey-well
IPA
/hˈʌniwˌɛl/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of minor places in Devon, from Old English huniġ (“honey”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce honeywell?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈʌniwˌɛl/.
What does honeywell mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does honeywell come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce honeywell

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