Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somewhy

/ˈsʌmwai/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
some-why
IPA
/ˈsʌmwai/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From some + why, in analogy with somewhere, somehow etc.

Questions

How do you pronounce somewhy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌmwai/.
What does somewhy mean?
For some reason.
Where does somewhy come from?
From some + why, in analogy with somewhere, somehow etc.

How to pronounce somewhy

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