Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asheville

/ˈæʃvˌɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: asheville
IPA: /ˈæʃvˌɪl/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.

Example Sentences

"The recovery is still a work in progress, given the deadly storm’s massive impact on people across Western North Carolina and its devastation of two popular Asheville neighborhoods — the RAD (“rad”), as locals call it, and nearby Biltmore Village."

Etymology

From Ashe + -ville, named after Samuel Ashe.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Ashe

Homonyms

Ashville

Rhymes With

ashville

Questions

How do you pronounce asheville?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæʃvˌɪl/.
What does asheville mean?: A city, the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.
Where does asheville come from?: From Ashe + -ville, named after Samuel Ashe.

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