Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

littlewood

/lˈɪtəlwˌʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: lit-tle-wood
IPA: /lˈɪtəlwˌʊd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname typical of Yorkshire, from any of several minor places so called. They are named with Old English lȳtel (“little”) + wudu (“wood”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: lȳtel

Inflected Forms

Littlewoods (plural)

Phrases

Hardy-Littlewood circle method Littlewood's law

Questions

How do you pronounce littlewood?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɪtəlwˌʊd/.
What does littlewood mean?: A surname from Old English.
Where does littlewood come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce littlewood

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