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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sparr

/ˈspɑː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
sparr
IPA
/ˈspɑː(ɹ)/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

noun

An English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus).

Etymology

Likely from Middle English *spar, from Old Norse sparr, spǫrr (“sparrow”), from Proto-Germanic *sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spḗr (“sparrow”). Doublet of sparrow.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *spar, spǫrr, *sparwaz, *spḗr

Inflected Forms

Sparrs (plural)

Rhymes With

harr garr stahr sahr zarr harre klahr knarr smarr snarr schnarr labarr

Questions

How do you pronounce sparr?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɑː(ɹ)/.
What does sparr mean?
A surname.
Where does sparr come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce sparr

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