Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glenwood

/ˈɡlɛn.wʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: Glen-wood
IPA: /ˈɡlɛn.wʊd/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A suburb of Sydney, located in New South Wales.

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A city in Arkansas.

Etymology

From glen + wood. The town in Newfoundland is named after the Glenwood Lumber Company, which is named in turn after the community in Nova Scotia.

Phrases

Glenwood Springs

Rhymes With

kenwood henwood

Questions

How do you pronounce glenwood?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlɛn.wʊd/.
What does glenwood mean?: A suburb of Sydney, located in New South Wales.
Where does glenwood come from?: From glen + wood. The town in Newfoundland is named after the Glenwood Lumber Company, which is named in turn after the community in Nova Scotia.

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