Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scranton

/ˈskɹæntən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: scran-ton
IPA: /ˈskɹæntən/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city, the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Prosecutors allege that Gee posted several videos online following Biden’s visit to Scranton, Pennsylvania, in April for a campaign event."
"Another ad features Flannery stealing a “Scranton Margarita,” which the chain will sell for $5 nationwide for one day only on April 7 to celebrate the opening of the Scranton branch."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈskɹæntən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Scrantons (plural)

Rhymes With

canton stanton plantain blanton danton manton clanton banton panton santon branton glanton

Questions

How do you pronounce scranton?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɹæntən/.
What does scranton mean?: A surname.

How to pronounce scranton

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