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poer

/pˈoʊɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
po-er
IPA
/pˈoʊɚ/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch.

Etymology

Perhaps a reduced form of Dutch van Poer, probably a hypercorrection of van Poeyer.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Poers (plural)

Rhymes With

lower slower blower rower mower grower thrower goer sower knower schroer dougher

Questions

How do you pronounce poer?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈoʊɚ/.
What does poer mean?
A surname from Dutch.
Where does poer come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce poer

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