Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sherbrooke

/ˈʃɝ.bɹʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
Sher-brooke
IPA
/ˈʃɝ.bɹʊk/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A placename

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A placename

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A placename

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A placename

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A surname.

Etymology

From the English surname Shirebrook, from the Manor of Shirebrook * (surname): Corruption of the surname Shirebrook. * (Nova Scotian municipality): From the surname of the governor general. * (Prince Edward Island municipality): * (Quebec municipality): From the surname of the governor general.

Inflected Forms

Shirebrook (alternative) Shirebrooke (alternative) Sherbrook (alternative) Shurbrook (alternative) Shurbrooke (alternative) Shirbrook (alternative) Shirbrooke (alternative)

Derived Forms

Sherbrookian

Phrases

Sherbrooke Forest

Questions

How do you pronounce sherbrooke?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɝ.bɹʊk/.
What does sherbrooke mean?
A placename
Where does sherbrooke come from?
From the English surname Shirebrook, from the Manor of Shirebrook * (surname): Corruption of the surname Shirebrook. * (Nova Scotian municipality): From the surname of the governor general. * (Prince Edward Island municipality): * (Quebec municipality): From the surname of the governor general.

How to pronounce sherbrooke

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