Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

æthelred

/ˈæθ.əlˌɹɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: æthelred
IPA: /ˈæθ.əlˌɹɛd/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Archaic spelling of Ethelred, A male given name from Old English Æþelræd (“noble counsel, well-advised”), variant of Aethelred.

Archaic

name

Alternative typography of Aethelred, A male given name from Old English Æþelræd (“noble counsel, well-advised”), variant of Ethelred.

Usage

Archaic

Questions

How do you pronounce æthelred?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæθ.əlˌɹɛd/.
What does æthelred mean?: Archaic spelling of Ethelred, A male given name from Old English Æþelræd (“noble counsel, well-advised”), variant of Aethelred.

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