Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upshaw

/ˈʌpʃˌɔ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
up-shaw
IPA
/ˈʌpʃˌɔ/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old English upp (“up; upper”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Upshaws (plural)

Phrases

Upshaw-Schulman syndrome

Questions

How do you pronounce upshaw?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌpʃˌɔ/.
What does upshaw mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does upshaw come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce upshaw

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