Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

renfrewshire

/ˈɹɛnfɹuːʃɪəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: ren-frew-shire
IPA: /ˈɹɛnfɹuːʃɪəɹ/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical county of Scotland, merged into Strathclyde region in 1975.

name

A council area of Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Strathclyde region in part of the area of the historic county.

Etymology

From Renfrew + -shire.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Renfrew

Phrases

East Renfrewshire

Questions

How do you pronounce renfrewshire?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛnfɹuːʃɪəɹ/.
What does renfrewshire mean?: A historical county of Scotland, merged into Strathclyde region in 1975.
Where does renfrewshire come from?: From Renfrew + -shire.

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