Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mabey

/mˈeɪbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: mabey
IPA: /mˈeɪbi/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Misspelling of maybe.

name

A surname from Middle English.

Etymology

Uncertain: it could be from a hypocoristic form of the Middle English female personal name Mabbe, or alternatively a variant of Mowbray.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Mabeys (plural)

Phrases

Mabey bridge

Rhymes With

maybe baby crybaby achebe raby slaby taibi sabey

Questions

How do you pronounce mabey?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈeɪbi/.
What does mabey mean?: Misspelling of maybe.
Where does mabey come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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