Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oilfield

/ˈɔɪlfˌild/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: oil-field
IPA: /ˈɔɪlfˌild/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of oil field.

Example Sentences

"Conoco on Monday announced a $9.7 billion all-stock takeover of Concho Resources (CXO), a fracker squarely focused on the Permian Basin, the massive West Texas oilfield at the heart of the shale revolution."

Inflected Forms

oilfields (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce oilfield?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔɪlfˌild/.
What does oilfield mean?: Alternative spelling of oil field.

How to pronounce oilfield

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