Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bunbury

/ˈbɐnb(ə)ɹiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: bun-bury
IPA: /ˈbɐnb(ə)ɹiː/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5658).

name

A port city and local government area in the South West region, Western Australia.

verb

To practice Bunburying.

Example Sentences

"I suspected that, my dear fellow! I have Bunburyed all over Shropshire on two separate occasions. Now, go on. Why are you Ernest in town and Jack in the country?"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɐnb(ə)ɹiː/

Inflected Forms

Bunburies (present, singular) Bunburying (participle, present) Bunburied (participle, past) Bunburied (past)

Derived Forms

Bunburying

Questions

How do you pronounce bunbury?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɐnb(ə)ɹiː/.
What does bunbury mean?: A surname.

How to pronounce bunbury

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