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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pedersen

/pˈɛdɚsən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
ped-er-sen
IPA
/pˈɛdɚsən/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a Danish and Norwegian surname, borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Pedersen. Compare Petersen. * As an English surname, variant of Peterson.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Pedersens (plural)

Phrases

Pedersen device

Homonyms

pederson

Rhymes With

pederson feddersen

Questions

How do you pronounce pedersen?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛdɚsən/.
What does pedersen mean?
A surname.
Where does pedersen come from?
It is traced to Danish.

How to pronounce pedersen

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