Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orpington

/ˈɔːpɪŋtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: or-p-ing-ton
IPA: /ˈɔːpɪŋtən/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the borough of Bromley, Greater London, southeastern England (OS grid ref TQ4666).

noun

A breed of chicken, originally being one of four colours (black, white, buff or blue).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɔːpɪŋtən/

Inflected Forms

Orpingtons (plural)

Derived Forms

Australorp

Questions

How do you pronounce orpington?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔːpɪŋtən/.
What does orpington mean?: A town in the borough of Bromley, Greater London, southeastern England (OS grid ref TQ4666).

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