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bosworth

/bˈɔzwɚθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
bosworth
IPA
/bˈɔzwɚθ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English boswurþ (“cattle enclosure”), from *bōs (attested in derivative bōsih, bōsiġ, bōsg (“cattle-stall”)) + wurþ, weorþ, worþ (“an enclosed place”). See also boose.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bosworths (plural)

Phrases

Hinckley and Bosworth Market Bosworth

Frequently Paired Words

Hinckley and Bosworth Market Bosworth

Questions

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

How to pronounce bosworth

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