Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snowdon

/ˈsnoʊ.dən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: snow-don
IPA: /ˈsnoʊ.dən/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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An English habitational surname from toponymy [in turn from Old English] for someone who lived in any of these places.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English snāw (“snow”) + dūn (“hill”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: snāw

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsnoʊ.dən/
British English: /ˈsnəʊ.dən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Snowdons (plural)

Derived Forms

Snowden Snowdonia

Frequently Paired Words

Snowdown

Homonyms

snowden

Rhymes With

snowden odin bowden boden oden roden lowden rhoden soden rowden loden sowden

Questions

How do you pronounce snowdon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnoʊ.dən/.
What does snowdon mean?: A placename:
Where does snowdon come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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