Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prestatyn

/pɹɛsˈtætɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: prestatyn
IPA: /pɹɛsˈtætɪn/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0682).

Example Sentences

"Philip Larkin, Sunny Prestatyn Come To Sunny Prestatyn / Laughed the girl on the poster, / Kneeling up on the sand / In tautened white satin."

Etymology

From Welsh Prestatyn. Doublet of Preston.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: Prestatyn

Questions

How do you pronounce prestatyn?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɛsˈtætɪn/.
What does prestatyn mean?: A coastal town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0682).
Where does prestatyn come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce prestatyn

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