Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caernarfon

/kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: Caer-nar-fon
IPA: /kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: Caernarfon

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/
British English: /kəˈnɑːvən/

Questions

How do you pronounce caernarfon?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/.
What does caernarfon mean?: A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).
Where does caernarfon come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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