Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kirkcudbright

/kɚˈkubɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: kirkcud-bright
IPA: /kɚˈkubɹi/

30

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town at the mouth of the River Dee in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, formerly the county town of Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6850)

Etymology

See Scots Kirkoubrie

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɚˈkubɹi/
British English: /kəˈkuːbɹi/

Questions

How do you pronounce kirkcudbright?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɚˈkubɹi/.
What does kirkcudbright mean?: A town at the mouth of the River Dee in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, formerly the county town of Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6850)
Where does kirkcudbright come from?: See Scots Kirkoubrie

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