Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coverdale

/kˈʌvɚdˌeɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: coverdale
IPA: /kˈʌvɚdˌeɪl/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A valley (dale) in the Yorkshire Dales, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0683).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Jefferson Davis Parish and Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

*The valley in North Yorkshire is named from the River Cover + dale. *The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after a former name of the Little River.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Coverdales (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce coverdale?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈʌvɚdˌeɪl/.
What does coverdale mean?: A surname.
Where does coverdale come from?: *The valley in North Yorkshire is named from the River Cover + dale. *The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after a former name of the Little River.

How to pronounce coverdale

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