Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redruth

/ɹəˈdɹuːθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: re-druth
IPA: /ɹəˈdɹuːθ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and civil parish with a town council in western Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7042).

Etymology

From Old Cornish Rhyd-ruth, meaning "red ford". Compare Cornish Resrudh.

Word Breakdown

Root: Rhyd-ruth

Derived Forms

redruthite

Questions

How do you pronounce redruth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈdɹuːθ/.
What does redruth mean?: A town and civil parish with a town council in western Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7042).
Where does redruth come from?: From Old Cornish Rhyd-ruth, meaning "red ford". Compare Cornish Resrudh.

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