Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rainspout

/ˈɹeɪnˌspaʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rain-spout
IPA: /ˈɹeɪnˌspaʊt/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spout through which rainwater can drain from the roof of a building, etc.

Example Sentences

"We savor the flash of tangerine butterflies or the changing afternoon shadows on the courtyard's yellow ocher walls, made all the more intriguing by protruding stone rainspouts."

Etymology

From rain + spout.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹeɪnˌspaʊt/

Inflected Forms

rainspouts (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce rainspout?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪnˌspaʊt/.
What does rainspout mean?: A spout through which rainwater can drain from the roof of a building, etc.
Where does rainspout come from?: From rain + spout.

How to pronounce rainspout

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