Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cherwell

/ˈt͡ʃɑːɹwɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: cher-well
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɑːɹwɛl/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river that rises in Northamptonshire, before flowing through Oxfordshire and into the River Thames (Isis) at Oxford.

name

A local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England, named after the river.

Derived Forms

Charwelton

Phrases

Shipton-on-Cherwell

Questions

How do you pronounce cherwell?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɑːɹwɛl/.
What does cherwell mean?: A river that rises in Northamptonshire, before flowing through Oxfordshire and into the River Thames (Isis) at Oxford.

How to pronounce cherwell

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