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wotton

/ˈwɑtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
wot-ton
IPA
/ˈwɑtən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈwɑtən/
  • British English: /ˈwɒtən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wottons (plural)

Derived Forms

Wottonian

Phrases

Wotton-under-Edge Wotton Underwood

Rhymes With

gotten forgotten cotton rotten groton totten cotten misbegotten totton scotton guncotton botten

Questions

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

How to pronounce wotton

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