merton

Other forms of merton

plural

mertons·

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 merton

What does merton mean?

merton means "United States religious and writer (1915-1968)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in merton?

merton has 2 syllables: mer-ton. The stress falls on "mer". In IPA it is /ˈmɝtən/.

What is another word for merton?

Close synonyms include Thomas Merton, Robert Merton, Robert King Merton. 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 merton a common word?

merton is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.