Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballycastle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: bal-ly-cas-tle
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in County Mayo, Ireland (Irish grid ref G 1137).

name

A small coastal town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref D 1141).

Etymology

From Irish.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does ballycastle mean?: A village in County Mayo, Ireland (Irish grid ref G 1137).
Where does ballycastle come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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