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helsingfors

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
hels-ing-fors
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Helsinki (the capital of Finland).

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Helsingfors.

Usage

Questions

What does helsingfors mean?
Helsinki (the capital of Finland).
Where does helsingfors come from?
Borrowed from Swedish Helsingfors.

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