Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maryborough

/ˈmɛribəɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: mary-bor-ough
IPA: /ˈmɛribəɹə/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Queensland, Australia.

name

A town in Victoria, Australia.

name

Former name of Port Laoise, Ireland.

Etymology

From Mary + -borough.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Mary

Questions

How do you pronounce maryborough?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛribəɹə/.
What does maryborough mean?: A city in Queensland, Australia.
Where does maryborough come from?: From Mary + -borough.

How to pronounce maryborough

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