Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rossiter

/ɹˈɔsɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: rossiter
IPA: /ɹˈɔsɪtɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Canoe Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States, founded as a coal mining town.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Variant of Rochester from Middle English Rovescester.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Rovescester

Usage

Inflected Forms

Rossiters (plural)

Phrases

Rossiter-McLaughlin effect

Questions

How do you pronounce rossiter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɔsɪtɚ/.
What does rossiter mean?: A surname.
Where does rossiter come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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