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uppsala

/ʊpˈsɑlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
Upp-sa-la
IPA
/ʊpˈsɑlə/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and municipality in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country.

name

A county in eastern Sweden.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir (literally “upper halls, upper dwellings”), from upp (“up”) + salir (“halls, rooms”, plural of salr).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Uppsala, Uppsalir

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ʊpˈsɑlə/
  • British English: /ˈʊpsɑːlə/

Rhymes With

gala impala koala kamala valhalla masala pala sinhala tala tikka masala challah wallah

Questions

How do you pronounce uppsala?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʊpˈsɑlə/.
What does uppsala mean?
A city and municipality in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country.
Where does uppsala come from?
It is traced to Swedish.

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