Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

binghamton

/ˈbɪŋəmtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: bing-ham-ton
IPA: /ˈbɪŋəmtən/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Broome County, New York, United States, named after William Bingham.

name

A town in Broome County, New York, adjacent to the city of the same name.

name

An unincorporated community in Solano County, California, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States.

Etymology

(New York) from Bingham + -ton

Questions

How do you pronounce binghamton?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪŋəmtən/.
What does binghamton mean?: A city, the county seat of Broome County, New York, United States, named after William Bingham.
Where does binghamton come from?: (New York) from Bingham + -ton

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