Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

o'dowd

/oʊdˈaʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: o'-dowd
IPA: /oʊdˈaʊd/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Inflected Forms

O'Dowds (plural)

Derived Forms

Dowd

Frequently Paired Words

Dowd

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce o'dowd?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊdˈaʊd/.
What does o'dowd mean?: A surname from Irish.

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