Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcspadden

/məkspˈædən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: mc-spad-den
IPA: /məkspˈædən/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Spáidín (“son of Spáidín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of spád (“spade”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Mac Spáidín

Inflected Forms

McSpaddens (plural)

Rhymes With

madden mcfadden haddon hadden gladden sadden fadden cadden padden nevadan mcfaddin shadden

Questions

How do you pronounce mcspadden?: The recorded pronunciation is /məkspˈædən/.
What does mcspadden mean?: A surname.
Where does mcspadden come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce mcspadden

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