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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

braidwood

/bɹˈeɪdwˌʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
braid-wood
IPA
/bɹˈeɪdwˌʊd/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village south of Carluke, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8448).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city and nuclear power plant in Will County, Illinois, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English brād (“broad”) + wudu (“wood”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Braidwoods (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce braidwood?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈeɪdwˌʊd/.
What does braidwood mean?
A village south of Carluke, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8448).
Where does braidwood come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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