Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [speen]
- /spin/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [speen]
- /spin/
Definition of spean word
- verb with object spean to wean. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of spean
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; variant of dial. spane, Middle English spanen; cognate with Low German, Dutch spenen, German (dial.) Spänen
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spean
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spean popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.