Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chesterton

/ˈt͡ʃɛs.tɚ.tən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
chester-ton
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɛs.tɚ.tən/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Chester + -ton. For the place in the United States, from a shortening of Westchester (the name of the township it belongs to) + -ton.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃɛs.tɚ.tən/
  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃɛs.tə.tən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Chestertons (plural)

Derived Forms

Chesterbelloc Chestertonian

Phrases

Chesterton and Kingston Chesterton's fence

Questions

How do you pronounce chesterton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɛs.tɚ.tən/.
What does chesterton mean?
A surname.
Where does chesterton come from?
From Chester + -ton. For the place in the United States, from a shortening of Westchester (the name of the township it belongs to) + -ton.

How to pronounce chesterton

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