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cornwell

/ˈkɔɹn.wɛl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
Corn-well
IPA
/ˈkɔɹn.wɛl/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England.

name

An unincorporated community in Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From Old English crana (“cranes”) + well (“spring, well”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɔɹn.wɛl/
  • British English: /ˈkɔːn.wɛl/

Inflected Forms

Cornwells (plural)

Phrases

Cornwells Heights Mount Cornwell

Frequently Paired Words

Cornwells Heights Mount Cornwell

Questions

How do you pronounce cornwell?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔɹn.wɛl/.
What does cornwell mean?
A surname.
Where does cornwell come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce cornwell

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈkɔɹn.wɛl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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