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carrickfergus

/ˌkæɹɪkˈfɜː(ɹ)ɡəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
car-rick-fer-gus
IPA
/ˌkæɹɪkˈfɜː(ɹ)ɡəs/
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Etymology

From Irish Carraig Fhearghais (literally “Fergus’s stone”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Carraig Fhearghais

Rhymes With

fergus

Questions

How do you pronounce carrickfergus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæɹɪkˈfɜː(ɹ)ɡəs/.
What does carrickfergus mean?
A town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Where does carrickfergus come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce carrickfergus

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