Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portlock

/pˈɔɹtlˌɑk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: port-lock
IPA: /pˈɔɹtlˌɑk/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A ghost town in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from the village of Porlock, in Somerset.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Portlocks (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce portlock?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɔɹtlˌɑk/.
What does portlock mean?: A surname.
Where does portlock come from?: Habitational surname from the village of Porlock, in Somerset.

How to pronounce portlock

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