Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oakenshaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oak-en-shaw
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grove of oaks.

name

A village in Greater Willington parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2036).

name

A suburb of Clayton-le-Moors, Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7431).

name

A suburban village in the City of Bradford and Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1727).

name

A suburb of Redditch, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0465).

Example Sentences

"1922, A.E Housman, "The Oracles" 'Tis mute, the word they went to hear on high Dodona mountain When winds were in the oakenshaws and all the cauldrons tolled, And mute's the midland navel-stone beside the singing fountain, And echoes list to silence now where gods told lies of old."

Inflected Forms

oakenshaws (plural)

Questions

What does oakenshaw mean?: A grove of oaks.

How to pronounce oakenshaw

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “oakenshaw”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “oakenshaw”.
Repeat and practice — Say “oakenshaw” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.