Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cumbernauld

/ˌkʌmbəɹˈnɔld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
cum-ber-nauld
IPA
/ˌkʌmbəɹˈnɔld/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name (OS grid ref NS7674).

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌkʌmbəˈnɔːld/

Frequently Paired Words

Cummernaud

Questions

How do you pronounce cumbernauld?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkʌmbəɹˈnɔld/.
What does cumbernauld mean?
A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name (OS grid ref NS7674).

How to pronounce cumbernauld

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