Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crichton

/ˈkɹaɪ̯.tən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: crich-ton
IPA: /ˈkɹaɪ̯.tən/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A habitational surname from places.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Welsh carreg (“rock”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), analysable as the modern -ton.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -ton
Root: carreg, tūn

Usage

Inflected Forms

Crichtons (plural) Creighton (alternative) Crighton (alternative)

Derived Forms

crichtonite

Frequently Paired Words

Crich

Rhymes With

richton

Questions

How do you pronounce crichton?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹaɪ̯.tən/.
What does crichton mean?: A placename:
Where does crichton come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce crichton

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