einsiedeln
/ˈʌɪnziːdəln/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A town and municipality in Schwyz canton, Switzerland, a major Catholic site of pilgrimage.
Etymology
From German Einsiedeln, from Middle High German Einsiedelen, originally a dative plural form (with locative effect) of Einsiedler (“hermit”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Einsiedeln, Einsiedelen
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈʌɪnziːdəln/