Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saunders

/sˈɔndɚz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: saun-ders
IPA: /sˈɔndɚz/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English, Scottish, and occasionally Jewish patronymic surname derived from an old form of Alexander.

name

A ghost town in Rush County, Kansas, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Stanton County, Kansas.

name

An unincorporated community in the town of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.

noun

Alternative form of sanders (“sandalwood”).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"℞. the three kinds of Saunders, and Diarrhodon Abbatis, ana. ℈. j. the bone of the Harts heart one in number, Sugar roſate tabulate, of white Sugar diſſolued in Roſe water as much as ſufficeth, make an Electuarie, gild it with leaues of pure gold in weight, ℥. ß."

Etymology

Compare Middle English saundres.

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Saunderstown

Phrases

Saunders County

Rhymes With

launders

Questions

How do you pronounce saunders?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɔndɚz/.
What does saunders mean?: An English, Scottish, and occasionally Jewish patronymic surname derived from an old form of Alexander.
Where does saunders come from?: Compare Middle English saundres.

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