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stockport

/ˈstɑkpɔɹt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
stock-port
IPA
/ˈstɑkpɔɹt/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A market town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8990).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Columbia County, New York.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Morgan County, Ohio.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in South Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Van Buren County, Iowa.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English stoc (“house, dwelling; place”) + port (“port; market town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈstɑkpɔɹt/
  • British English: /ˈstɒkpɔːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Stockports (plural)

Rhymes With

lockeport

Questions

How do you pronounce stockport?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɑkpɔɹt/.
What does stockport mean?
A market town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8990).
Where does stockport come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce stockport

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