Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purdon

/pˈɝdən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: pur-don
IPA: /pˈɝdən/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Navarro County, Texas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Metathesized variant of Prudhomme.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Purdons (plural)

Rhymes With

burden verdun worden durden overburden burdon unburden berdan virden murden birden yerdon

Questions

How do you pronounce purdon?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝdən/.
What does purdon mean?: A surname.
Where does purdon come from?: Metathesized variant of Prudhomme.

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