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shillington

/ʃˈɪlɪŋtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
shilling-ton
IPA
/ʃˈɪlɪŋtən/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Scyttel + -ing + dūn (“hill”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Shillingtons (plural)

Rhymes With

billington millington

Questions

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

How to pronounce shillington

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