Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wissant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wis-sant
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A commune of Pas-de-Calais department, France.

Etymology

From French Wissant, from Dutch wit zand (literally “white sand”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Wissant, wit zand

Questions

What does wissant mean?: A commune of Pas-de-Calais department, France.
Where does wissant come from?: It is traced to French.

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