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moffat

/mˈɑfət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
mof-fat
IPA
/mˈɑfət/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and former burgh in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT085052).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Bell County, Texas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic magh (“field, plain”) + fada (“long”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Moffats (plural) Maffett (alternative) Moffatt (alternative) Moffett (alternative) Moffitt (alternative) Mofield (alternative) Muffett (alternative)

Derived Forms

Mofftiss

Phrases

Moffat County Moffat toffee

Homonyms

moffatt

Rhymes With

profit for-profit prophet nonprofit moffatt

Questions

How do you pronounce moffat?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɑfət/.
What does moffat mean?
A town and former burgh in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT085052).
Where does moffat come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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