Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coleraine

/koʊlˈɹeɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: col-eraine
IPA: /koʊlˈɹeɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

name

A town in the Shire of Southern Grampians, south western Victoria, Australia

Etymology

From Irish Cúil Raithin (literally “nook of ferns”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Cúil Raithin

Frequently Paired Words

Colerain

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce coleraine?: The recorded pronunciation is /koʊlˈɹeɪn/.
What does coleraine mean?: A town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Where does coleraine come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce coleraine

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