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ponton

/pˈɑntən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
pon-ton
IPA
/pˈɑntən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

noun

Archaic form of pontoon.

Archaic

Etymology

Three main origins: * English and Scottish habitational surname, from the villages of Great and Little Ponton, named probably with an obscure Old English word pamp (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * Borrowed from French Ponton. * Borrowed from Spanish Pontón.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Ponton, Pontón

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pontons (plural)

Phrases

Great Ponton Little Ponton ponton bridge

Frequently Paired Words

Great Ponton Little Ponton

Rhymes With

swanton

Questions

How do you pronounce ponton?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɑntən/.
What does ponton mean?
A surname.
Where does ponton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce ponton

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