Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wolcott

/wˈoʊlkət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: wol-cott
IPA: /wˈoʊlkət/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Habitational surname from a place in Somerset, from Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + cot (“cottage, shelter”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: wielle

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wolcotts (plural)

Phrases

Wolcott-Rallison syndrome

Questions

How do you pronounce wolcott?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈoʊlkət/.
What does wolcott mean?: A surname from Old English.
Where does wolcott come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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