Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downingtown

/dˈaʊnɪŋtˌaʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: down-ing-town
IPA: /dˈaʊnɪŋtˌaʊn/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Etymology

From the surname Downing + town.

Questions

How do you pronounce downingtown?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈaʊnɪŋtˌaʊn/.
What does downingtown mean?: A borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Where does downingtown come from?: From the surname Downing + town.

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