Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maycomb

/ˈmeɪkəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
may-comb
IPA
/ˈmeɪkəm/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The fictional small Alabama town that serves as the setting of Harper Lee's 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird, as well as the 1962 film of the same name that is based on this novel.

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How do you pronounce maycomb?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪkəm/.
What does maycomb mean?
The fictional small Alabama town that serves as the setting of Harper Lee's 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird, as well as the 1962 film of the same name that is based on this novel.

How to pronounce maycomb

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