Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

o'hare

/oʊhˈɛɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: o'hare
IPA: /oʊhˈɛɹ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAichir (“descendant of Aichear”), a byname from aichear (“sharp, keen”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó hAichir

Inflected Forms

O'Hares (plural) O'Hair (alternative) O'Haire (alternative)

Rhymes With

their there where care they're air share hair fair wear square aware

Questions

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

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