Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaux

/vˈɔks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: vaux
IPA: /vˈɔks/

14

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

One of four communes in France

Etymology

English, Scottish, and French name, all from placenames in France derived from Old French val (“valley”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, val

Derived Forms

vauxite

Rhymes With

talks walks hawks faux stalks hawkes fawkes chalks balks unbox squawks faulks

Questions

How do you pronounce vaux?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɔks/.
What does vaux mean?: A surname.
Where does vaux come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce vaux

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