Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redfern

/ɹˈɛdfˌɝn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: red-fern
IPA: /ɹˈɛdfˌɝn/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

An inner suburb of the City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, named after George Redfern, a railroad builder.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The suburb is named after surgeon William Redfern (1774–1833).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Redferns (plural)

Phrases

get off at Redfern

Questions

How do you pronounce redfern?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɛdfˌɝn/.
What does redfern mean?: A surname.
Where does redfern come from?: The suburb is named after surgeon William Redfern (1774–1833).

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