bourn

Questions about bourn

What does bourn mean?

bourn means "an archaic term for a boundary". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bourn?

bourn has 1 syllable: bourn. In IPA it is /ˈbɔɹn/.

What is another word for bourn?

Close synonyms include bourne, bourne. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bourn a common word?

bourn is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with bourn?

13 words rhyme with bourn. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.