Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helmsley

/ˈhelmslɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: helm-s-ley
IPA: /ˈhelmslɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6183).

name

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhelmslɪ/

Questions

How do you pronounce helmsley?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhelmslɪ/.
What does helmsley mean?: A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6183).

How to pronounce helmsley

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