Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

packard

/ˈpækɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: packard
IPA: /ˈpækɚd/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A former brand of automobile (often associated with wealth and luxury in the 1920s through 1940s).

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A ghost town in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States.

Example Sentences

"He finally forced himself to stick out his thumb when a white Packard with midnight blue trim rounded the bend."

Etymology

Genealogy websites offer three or four hypotheses about the surname; none is confirmed. (Ideas include possible cognation with packer or with Pickard; evidence for or against is not presented.) The automotive brand is from the surname, via the brothers James Ward Packard and William Doud Packard. The ghost town in Kentucky, is named after a certain Amelia Packard.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpækɚd/

Inflected Forms

Packards (plural)

Rhymes With

placard lacquered blackard

Questions

How do you pronounce packard?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpækɚd/.
What does packard mean?: A surname.
Where does packard come from?: Genealogy websites offer three or four hypotheses about the surname; none is confirmed. (Ideas include possible cognation with packer or with Pickard; evidence for or against is not presented.) The automotive brand is from the surname, via the brothers James Ward Packard and William Doud Packard. The ghost town in Kentucky, is named after a certain Amelia Packard.

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