simpson

Other forms of simpson

plural

simpsons·

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 simpson

What does simpson mean?

simpson means "United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in simpson?

simpson has 2 syllables: simp-son. The stress falls on "simp". In IPA it is /ˈsɪmpsən/.

What is another word for simpson?

Close synonyms include Mrs. Simpson, Wallis Warfield Simpson, Wallis Warfield Windsor, Duchess of Windsor, Sir James Young Simpson. 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 simpson a common word?

simpson 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.