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pelton

/pˈɛltən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
pel-ton
IPA
/pˈɛltən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2553).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Peola + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Peltons (plural)

Phrases

Pelton wheel

Rhymes With

elton shelton felton skelton melton belton helton welton kelton felten brazelton haselton

Questions

How do you pronounce pelton?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛltən/.
What does pelton mean?
A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2553).
Where does pelton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce pelton

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