Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

littleborough

/ˈlɪtəlbəɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: lit-tle-bor-ough
IPA: /ˈlɪtəlbəɹə/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large village in Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.

name

A hamlet in Sturton le Steeple parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England, by the River Trent. (OS grid ref SK8282).

Etymology

From Old English lȳtel (“little”) + burh (“borough”) or brōc (“brook”). Piecewise doublet of Littlebury and Luxembourg.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

How do you pronounce littleborough?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪtəlbəɹə/.
What does littleborough mean?: A large village in Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
Where does littleborough come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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