Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exmouth

/ˈɛksməθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
ex-mouth
IPA
/ˈɛksməθ/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and civil parish with a town council in East Devon district, Devon, England, at the mouth of the River Exe (OS grid ref SY0081).

name

A town and local government area (the Shire of Exmouth) in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.

Etymology

In England, from Old English Exanmūþa recorded c. 1025, equivalent to Exe + mouth.

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Questions

How do you pronounce exmouth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛksməθ/.
What does exmouth mean?
A town and civil parish with a town council in East Devon district, Devon, England, at the mouth of the River Exe (OS grid ref SY0081).
Where does exmouth come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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