Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macclesfield

/ˈmækəlzˌfiːld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: mac-cles-field
IPA: /ˈmækəlzˌfiːld/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.

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A former borough in Cheshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into Cheshire East.

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A town in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia

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Etymology

From the Old English name *Maccel, hence meaning field of Maccel. The Domesday Book records the name of Maclesfeld.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Derived Forms

Maxonian

Phrases

Macclesfield Bank

Questions

How do you pronounce macclesfield?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmækəlzˌfiːld/.
What does macclesfield mean?: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.
Where does macclesfield come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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