Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walton

/ˈwɔl.tən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: wal-ton
IPA: /ˈwɔl.tən/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Example Sentences

"Despite wide efforts to encourage more girls and young women to pursue careers in STEM, a new survey from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found Gen Z girls significantly lag behind boys in the level of interest expressed in STEM subjects, suggesting more must be done to close the gender gap."

Etymology

Variously from Old English weall (“wall”) or wealh (“Celt, Welshman”) + tūn (“settlement”)

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: weall

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɔl.tən/
British English: /ˈwɒl.tən/

Derived Forms

Waltonian Woodwalton

Phrases

Cockcroft-Walton accelerator Cockcroft-Walton generator Cockcroft-Walton multiplier Fort Walton Beach Frinton and Walton Holymoorside and Walton Kimcote and Walton Lincrusta-Walton

Rhymes With

dalton alton daulton

Questions

How do you pronounce walton?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔl.tən/.
What does walton mean?: A surname.
Where does walton come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce walton

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