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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spong

/spˈɔŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
spong
IPA
/spˈɔŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long and narrow piece of land, resembling a tongue, especially a short peninsula.

Obsolete

name

A surname.

Etymology

Probably Norwegian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

spongs (plural)

Rhymes With

long wrong along song strong hong kong belong hong-kong dong lifelong jong

Questions

How do you pronounce spong?
The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɔŋ/.
What does spong mean?
A long and narrow piece of land, resembling a tongue, especially a short peninsula.
Where does spong come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce spong

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