Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jeannette

/d͡ʒəˈnɛt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: jean-nette
IPA: /d͡ʒəˈnɛt/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from French.

Etymology

From French Jeannette, from Jeanne + -ette, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Jeannette

Inflected Forms

Jeanette (alternative) Jennette (alternative)

Synonyms

Net

Rhymes With

get let set yet met forget bet net debt et upset threat

Questions

How do you pronounce jeannette?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒəˈnɛt/.
What does jeannette mean?: A female given name from French.
Where does jeannette come from?: It is traced to French.

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