verwoerd

What does verwoerd mean?

verwoerd means "South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966)".

How many syllables are in verwoerd?

verwoerd has 2 syllables: ver-woerd. The stress falls on "woerd". In IPA it is /vɚˈwɔɹd/.

What is another word for verwoerd?

Close synonyms include Hendrik Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd. 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 verwoerd a common word?

verwoerd 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 verwoerd?

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

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for verwoerd come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.