Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whosoever

/huːsoʊˈɛvɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: whoso-ev-er
IPA: /huːsoʊˈɛvɚ/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Whatever person or persons: emphasised or elaborated form of whoever.

Formal

Example Sentences

"Whosoever partakes of this elixir shall have eternal life."
"If thou do pardon whoſoeuer pray, / More ſinnes for this forgiueneſs proſper may: […]"
"Whoſoeuer commeth to me, and heareth my ſayings, and doeth them, I will ſhew you to whom he is like."
"His mercy is a panacea, a balſome for an afflicted ſoule, a Soveraigne medicine, an alexipharmacum for all ſinne, a charme for the Divell, his mercy was great to Solomon, to Manaſſes, to Peter, great to all offenders, and whoſoever thou art, it may be ſo to thee."
"This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it."
"Whosoever shall be found without the soul for getting down, must stand and face the hounds of hell"

Etymology

From Middle English whosoever. By surface analysis, who + so + -ever.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: whosoever

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /huːsoʊˈɛvɚ/
British English: /huːsəʊˈɛvə/

Usage

Formal

Inflected Forms

whomsoever (objective) whosesoever (possessive) whosoëver (alternative, archaic)

Frequently Paired Words

who whoever whomsoever

Rhymes With

never ever however whatever forever whenever whoever wherever clever whatsoever trevor whichever

Questions

How do you pronounce whosoever?: The recorded pronunciation is /huːsoʊˈɛvɚ/.
What does whosoever mean?: Whatever person or persons: emphasised or elaborated form of whoever.
Where does whosoever come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce whosoever

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “whosoever”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/huːsoʊˈɛvɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “whosoever”.
Repeat and practice — Say “whosoever” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.