Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grafton

/ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
grafton
IPA
/ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old English grāf (“grove”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/

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Questions

How do you pronounce grafton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/.
What does grafton mean?
Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:
Where does grafton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce grafton

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “grafton”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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