Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bracknell

/bɹæknˈɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
brack-nell
IPA
/bɹæknˈɛl/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A local government district in Berkshire formed in 1974 and renamed Bracknell Forest in May 1988.

Etymology

First recorded in a Winkfield Boundary Charter of AD 942 as Braccan heal, perhaps meaning "nook of land belonging to a man called Bracca".

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Questions

How do you pronounce bracknell?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹæknˈɛl/.
What does bracknell mean?
A town and civil parish with a town council in Bracknell Forest district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8669).
Where does bracknell come from?
First recorded in a Winkfield Boundary Charter of AD 942 as Braccan heal, perhaps meaning "nook of land belonging to a man called Bracca".

How to pronounce bracknell

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