Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

towne

/tˈaʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: towne
IPA: /tˈaʊn/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of town.

Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

"Thereout a strange beast with seven heads arose, / That townes and castles under her brest did coure."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

townes (plural)

Rhymes With

down top-down run-down town brown crown downtown clown gown drown noun browne

Questions

How do you pronounce towne?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈaʊn/.
What does towne mean?: Obsolete form of town.

How to pronounce towne

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