Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mansour

/mˈænsɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: man-sour
IPA: /mˈænsɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Arabic male given name مَنْصُور (manṣūr)

name

A surname from Arabic [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْصُور (manṣūr).

Word Breakdown

Root: ن ص ر

Inflected Forms

Mansours (plural) Mansouri (alternative) Manzoor (alternative) Mansur (alternative)

Homonyms

mansur manser

Rhymes With

answer cancer dancer lancer enhancer anticancer mansur manser prancer danser advancer ganser

Questions

How do you pronounce mansour?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈænsɚ/.
What does mansour mean?: A transliteration of the Arabic male given name مَنْصُور (manṣūr)
Where does mansour come from?: Borrowed from Arabic مَنْصُور (manṣūr).

How to pronounce mansour

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