Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schon

/ʃˈɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
schon
IPA
/ʃˈɑn/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From the German surname, from schön (“handsome, nice, beautiful”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Schons (plural)

Homonyms

xan shon

Rhymes With

on one-on-one come-on put-on run-on john non upon iran don jon con

Questions

How do you pronounce schon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɑn/.
What does schon mean?
A surname.
Where does schon come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce schon

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ʃˈɑn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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