Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joburg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: joburg
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Syllabic abbreviation of Johannesburg: the largest city in South Africa, in Gauteng province.

Colloquial

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of Johannesburg.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

Jo'burg (alternative)

Questions

What does joburg mean?: Syllabic abbreviation of Johannesburg: the largest city in South Africa, in Gauteng province.
Where does joburg come from?: Syllabic abbreviation of Johannesburg.

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