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thoreau

/θəˈɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
thore-au
IPA
/θəˈɹoʊ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, believed to be named after Henry David Thoreau.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /θəˈɹoʊ/
  • British English: /θəˈɹəʊ/

Derived Forms

Thoreauan Thoreauesque Thoreauvian

Rhymes With

so no so-so know go show though oh ago low although co

Questions

How do you pronounce thoreau?
The recorded pronunciation is /θəˈɹoʊ/.
What does thoreau mean?
A surname.

How to pronounce thoreau

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