Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

västerbotten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: vaster-bot-ten
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical province and county in northern Sweden.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Västerbotten, from väster (“western”) + botten (“bottom, basin”).

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: Västerbotten

Phrases

Gulf of Bothnia East Bothnia

Frequently Paired Words

Gulf of Bothnia East Bothnia

Synonyms

West Bothnia Westrobothnia

Questions

What does västerbotten mean?: A historical province and county in northern Sweden.
Where does västerbotten come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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