Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fayetteville

/ˈfeɪ.ət.vɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
fayet-teville
IPA
/ˈfeɪ.ət.vɪl/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

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How do you pronounce fayetteville?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪ.ət.vɪl/.
What does fayetteville mean?
A number of places in the United States, including:
Where does fayetteville come from?
From Fayette + -ville. Named for Lafayette, a French officer who fought under George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.

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