Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

layton

/ˈleɪtn̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: lay-ton
IPA: /ˈleɪtn̩/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable

name

A male given name.

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name

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name

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name

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name

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name

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name

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Example Sentences

"Here it was the province of an electronic harpsichordlike timbre (presumably from a laptop) and an electric bass, played assertively by Zach Layton and supported by the drummer, David Justh."

Etymology

* (perseonal names): Derived from various place names in England.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈleɪtn̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Laytons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Laytown Leighton Leyton

Rhymes With

satan clayton peyton dayton straighten leighton payton creighton drayton brayton slayton aten

Questions

How do you pronounce layton?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈleɪtn̩/.
What does layton mean?: A surname.
Where does layton come from?: * (perseonal names): Derived from various place names in England.

How to pronounce layton

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