Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rothwell

/ɹˈɔθwˌɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: roth-well
IPA: /ɹˈɔθwˌɛl/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

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A small village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1599).

Countable; Uncountable

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A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8181).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A market town and ward in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3428).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A coastal suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English *roþa, the genitive plural of *roþ (“forest clearing”) + wielle (“spring”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: *roþa

Usage

Inflected Forms

Rothwells (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce rothwell?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɔθwˌɛl/.
What does rothwell mean?: A surname.
Where does rothwell come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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