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rhode

/ɹˈoʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
rhode
IPA
/ɹˈoʊd/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named.

Countable; Uncountable

name

for a person who lived near a reed bed.

Countable; Uncountable

name

In Greek mythology, the oldest Oceanid, a daughter of Tethys and Oceanus

Etymology

From Middle English Rode, from Old English rod, rodu and/or Old English hrēod. The Rh- form—a 16th century spelling modification— was created by analogy with the unrelated Rhodes, Greece.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Rhodes (plural) A habitational surname (canonical)

Phrases

Rhode Island

Frequently Paired Words

Rhodes Rhode Island

Homonyms

rohde roed rhoad

Rhymes With

road code showed mode load rode node owed explode slowed bestowed towed

Questions

How do you pronounce rhode?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈoʊd/.
What does rhode mean?
for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named.
Where does rhode come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce rhode

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