Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheltenham

/ˈt͡ʃɛltənəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: chel-tenham
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɛltənəm/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, famous for its racecourse.

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Example Sentences

"We couldn't get him back into training before Christmas time because he picked up an injury at the Cheltenham Festival last year and we had to go softly softly."
"The society had apparently been formed the previous year, but as the Cheltenham Spa Railway Society, which sounded rather parochial and unambitious - particularly as (by all accounts) its founders had gathered in a garden shed in the town."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈt͡ʃɛltənəm/

Questions

How do you pronounce cheltenham?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɛltənəm/.
What does cheltenham mean?: A town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, famous for its racecourse.

How to pronounce cheltenham

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