Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bournemouth

/ˈbɔːnməθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: bournemouth
IPA: /ˈbɔːnməθ/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large town, part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England.

Etymology

From Bourne (“name of a local stream”) + mouth. Doublet of Burnmouth.

Questions

How do you pronounce bournemouth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔːnməθ/.
What does bournemouth mean?: A large town, part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England.
Where does bournemouth come from?: From Bourne (“name of a local stream”) + mouth. Doublet of Burnmouth.

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