Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rattray

/ɹæ(t).tɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: rat-tray
IPA: /ɹæ(t).tɹeɪ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small town and former burgh, now a part of the town of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1845).

name

A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from the place name.

Etymology

From Pictish, probably equivalent to Welsh rhawdd (“fortress”) + tref (“village”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

How do you pronounce rattray?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹæ(t).tɹeɪ/.
What does rattray mean?: A small town and former burgh, now a part of the town of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1845).
Where does rattray come from?: From Pictish, probably equivalent to Welsh rhawdd (“fortress”) + tref (“village”).

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