Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

placerville

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: plac-erville
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States.

name

A small city and former mining town in Boise County, Idaho, United States.

Example Sentences

"The city of Placerville, California, also known as Hangtown, is losing the noose on its logo. […] After an impromptu citizens’ jury agreed to hang a man accused of a crime, the town became known as Hangtown. It took on the name Placerville in 1854."

Etymology

Etymology tree English placer Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Italic *weikslā Latin vīllader. Old French ville Middle French ville French villebor. English -ville English Placerville From placer + -ville.

Synonyms

Hangtown

Questions

What does placerville mean?: A city, the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States.
Where does placerville come from?: Etymology tree English placer Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Italic *weikslā Latin vīllader. Old French ville Middle French ville French villebor. English -ville English Placerville From placer + -ville.

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