howard

Other forms of howard

plural

howards·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about howard

What does howard mean?

howard means "English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in howard?

howard has 2 syllables: ho-ward. The stress falls on "ho". In IPA it is /ˈhaʊɚd/.

What is another word for howard?

Close synonyms include Leslie Howard, Leslie Howard Stainer, Catherine Howard. 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 howard a common word?

howard is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.