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howes

/hˈaʊz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
howes
IPA
/hˈaʊz/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of howe

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet just west of the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1866).

Countable; Uncountable

name

plural of Howe

Etymology

English surname, pronounced to rhyme with Hose, itself a variant of Howe with excrescent -s.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Howeses (plural)

Phrases

Howes Creek Howes Valley

Homonyms

howse howze houze houghs

Rhymes With

allows how's cows vows browse aus bows brows arouse taos plows espouse

Questions

How do you pronounce howes?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈaʊz/.
What does howes mean?
plural of howe
Where does howes come from?
English surname, pronounced to rhyme with Hose, itself a variant of Howe with excrescent -s.

How to pronounce howes

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