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wheaton

/ˈwiːtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
wheaton
IPA
/ˈwiːtən/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A city, the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States.

name

A city, the county seat of Traverse County, Minnesota, United States.

noun

A unit of influence equal to 500 thousand followers on the Twitter microblogging site.

Humorous

Example Sentences

Etymology

Named after Wil Wheaton, and coined by John Kovalic in the webcomic Dork Tower in 2009.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wheatons (plural) Whedon (alternative)

Derived Forms

milliwheaton

Phrases

Wheaton Aston

Homonyms

wheaten

Rhymes With

beaten eaten eaton unbeaten keaton eton heaton seton sweeten seaton teton beaton

Questions

How do you pronounce wheaton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwiːtən/.
What does wheaton mean?
A surname.
Where does wheaton come from?
Named after Wil Wheaton, and coined by John Kovalic in the webcomic Dork Tower in 2009.

How to pronounce wheaton

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