Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porterfield

/pˈɔɹtɚfˌild/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: porter-field
IPA: /pˈɔɹtɚfˌild/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Scottish surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town and census-designated place therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Renfrew, Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4966).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From porter + field, a Scottish topographic surname from the hereditary lands owned by a porter.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Porterfields (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce porterfield?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɔɹtɚfˌild/.
What does porterfield mean?: A Scottish surname.
Where does porterfield come from?: From porter + field, a Scottish topographic surname from the hereditary lands owned by a porter.

How to pronounce porterfield

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