Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legg

/lˈɛɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: legg
IPA: /lˈɛɡ/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the nickname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

English surname, from a nickname derived from leg.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Leggs (plural)

Phrases

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

Frequently Paired Words

Legge

Rhymes With

leg egg greg beg reg meg peg gregg clegg keg neg segue

Questions

How do you pronounce legg?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɛɡ/.
What does legg mean?: A surname transferred from the nickname.
Where does legg come from?: English surname, from a nickname derived from leg.

How to pronounce legg

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