Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butterworth

/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
but-ter-worth
IPA
/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A ghost town in Warren County, Ohio, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Penang, Malaysia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English butere (“butter”) + worþ (“enclosure”). The city in Malaysia is named after William John Butterworth, Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1843 to 1855.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Butterworths (plural)

Phrases

Butterworth filter

Questions

How do you pronounce butterworth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/.
What does butterworth mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does butterworth come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce butterworth

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