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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

houghton

/ˈhoʊtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
houghton
IPA
/ˈhoʊtən/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A common placename:

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name

A common placename:

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name

A common placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hōh (“ridge, spur”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Houghtons (plural)

Phrases

Great Houghton Hanging Houghton Houghton and Wyton Houghton Conquest Houghton County Houghton-le-Spring Houghton Regis Houghton Saint Giles

Rhymes With

lawton broughton naughton mcnaughton laughton haughton watton macnaughton auton boughten

Questions

How do you pronounce houghton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊtən/.
What does houghton mean?
A common placename:
Where does houghton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce houghton

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “houghton”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈhoʊtən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “houghton” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.