Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mortensen

/mˈɔɹtɪnsən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
mortensen
IPA
/mˈɔɹtɪnsən/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Danish or Norwegian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Mortensen.

Inflected Forms

Mortensens (plural)

Homonyms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce mortensen?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɔɹtɪnsən/.
What does mortensen mean?
A surname from Danish or Norwegian.
Where does mortensen come from?
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Mortensen.

How to pronounce mortensen

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/mˈɔɹtɪnsən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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