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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laforest

/ləfˈɔɹəst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
lafor-est
IPA
/ləfˈɔɹəst/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

French surname, from Old French la (“the”) + forest (“forest”). Also from several places in France called Laforest or La Forest, of the same meaning.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Laforests (plural)

Rhymes With

forest forrest deforest reforest

Questions

How do you pronounce laforest?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləfˈɔɹəst/.
What does laforest mean?
A surname.
Where does laforest come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce laforest

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ləfˈɔɹəst/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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