Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fernando de noronha

/fəɹˈnæn.du di nəˈɹoʊn.hæ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: fer-nan-do de noron-ha
IPA: /fəɹˈnæn.du di nəˈɹoʊn.hæ/

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeastern coast of, and belonging to, Brazil.

name

The largest island of the above archipelago.

name

A district of Pernambuco, Brazil, encompassing the Fernando de Noronha archipelago as well as the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks further to the north-northeast.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Fernando de Noronha.

Questions

How do you pronounce fernando de noronha?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəɹˈnæn.du di nəˈɹoʊn.hæ/.
What does fernando de noronha mean?: An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeastern coast of, and belonging to, Brazil.
Where does fernando de noronha come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese Fernando de Noronha.

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