Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schuylkill

/ˈskuːɡl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: schuylkill
IPA: /ˈskuːɡl̩/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Pennsylvania, United States, which flows into the Delaware River at Philadelphia.

Etymology

From Dutch [Term?]. The second element is kill (“creek”).

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Phrases

Schuylkill County Schuylkill River

Questions

How do you pronounce schuylkill?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskuːɡl̩/.
What does schuylkill mean?: A river in Pennsylvania, United States, which flows into the Delaware River at Philadelphia.
Where does schuylkill come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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