Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sonja

/sˈoʊnjˌɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: son-ja
IPA: /sˈoʊnjˌɑ/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name.

Example Sentences

"'At first I couldn't work out what had killed her,' said Sonja Lundin, frowning again, 'but because her head was shaved, I soon discovered it when I looked a bit closer.'"

Homonyms

sonia

Rhymes With

sonia

Questions

How do you pronounce sonja?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈoʊnjˌɑ/.
What does sonja mean?: A female given name.

How to pronounce sonja

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