Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

southend-on-sea

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: southend-on-sea
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal city in Essex, England, United Kingdom, on the Thames Estuary.

name

A unitary authority with city status in Essex.

Etymology

From south + end + on + sea.

Synonyms

Southend

Questions

What does southend-on-sea mean?: A coastal city in Essex, England, United Kingdom, on the Thames Estuary.
Where does southend-on-sea come from?: From south + end + on + sea.

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