Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karlskrona

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: karl-skro-na
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in eastern Blekinge, Sweden.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Karlskrona, after King Charles XI of Sweden and krona (“crown”).

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: Karlskrona

Questions

What does karlskrona mean?: A city in eastern Blekinge, Sweden.
Where does karlskrona come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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