Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wherein

/wɛˈɹɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: where-in
IPA: /wɛˈɹɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

How, or in what way.

conj

Where, or in which location.

conj

During which.

conj

How, or in what way.

Example Sentences

"Wherein did I misspeak myself?"
"Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?"
"Defile not therefoꝛe the lande which yee ſhall inhabite, wherein I dwell: foꝛ I the Lord dwell among the childꝛen of Iſrael."
"As she went through the woods where the primroses and the whitethorn were blossoming, the place seemed as the land of Elim, wherein there were twelve wells and threescore and ten palm trees."
"[T]here is a time wherein one man ruleth ouer another to his owne hurt."
"In order to show them wherein they were wrong, Samuel was instructed to bear witness against them […]"

Etymology

From Middle English wherin; equivalent to where- + in.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: where
Root: wherin

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wɛˈɹɪn/
British English: /wɛəˈɹɪn/

Rhymes With

been within win win-win skin begin thin min spin berlin sin twin

Questions

How do you pronounce wherein?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɛˈɹɪn/.
What does wherein mean?: How, or in what way.
Where does wherein come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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