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skelton

/skˈɛltən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
skel-ton
IPA
/skˈɛltən/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of several villages in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several villages in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several villages in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several villages in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Shelton. The alteration of /ʃ/ to /sk/ is down to Old Norse influence.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Skeltons (plural)

Derived Forms

Skeltonian Skeltonic Skeltonical Skeltonics

Phrases

North Skelton Skelton and Brotton

Rhymes With

elton shelton felton melton belton helton welton pelton kelton felten brazelton haselton

Questions

How do you pronounce skelton?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɛltən/.
What does skelton mean?
Any of several villages in England:
Where does skelton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce skelton

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