Speakur

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witherspoon

/wˈɪðɚspˌun/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
with-er-spoon
IPA
/wˈɪðɚspˌun/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Middle English.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname, perhaps from Middle English wether (“ram”) + spong (“narrow strip of land”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Witherspoons (plural) Weatherspoon (alternative) Wotherspoon (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce witherspoon?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪðɚspˌun/.
What does witherspoon mean?
A surname from Middle English.
Where does witherspoon come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce witherspoon

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