Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burch

/bɝt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: burch
IPA: /bɝt͡ʃ/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Marsh Township, Surry County, North Carolina, United States.

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Former name of Delbarton: a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From Middle English birche (“birch”), from Old English bierċe, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: birche, bierċe, *birkijā, *birkijǭ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɝt͡ʃ/
British English: /bɜːt͡ʃ/

Homonyms

birch

Rhymes With

research church search birch perch lurch bertsch burtch gertsch flame birch sand perch merch

Questions

How do you pronounce burch?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɝt͡ʃ/.
What does burch mean?: A surname.
Where does burch come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce burch

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