Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

felixstowe

/ˈfiː.lɪk.stoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: fe-lixs-towe
IPA: /ˈfiː.lɪk.stoʊ/

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3034).

Etymology

First attested as Filchestou in 1254. Derived from a compound of the name of Saint Felix of Burgundy and Middle English stowe (“place, stead”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: stowe

Questions

How do you pronounce felixstowe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfiː.lɪk.stoʊ/.
What does felixstowe mean?: A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3034).
Where does felixstowe come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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