Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stockton

/ˈstɑktən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: Stock-ton
IPA: /ˈstɑktən/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Example Sentences

"The San Joaquin Valley, where Stockton is located, had the highest violent crime rate in the state in 2023, according to data from the Public Policy Institute of California."

Etymology

From Old English stocc (“log; stump, tree trunk”) or stoc (“house, dwelling”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). By surface analysis, stock + -ton. Doublet of Stoughton.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: stocc

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstɑktən/
British English: /ˈstɒktən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Stocktons (plural)

Derived Forms

Stocktonian

Phrases

Fort Stockton Stockton Brook Stockton Heath Stockton-on-Tees Stockton on the Forest Stockton Springs

Rhymes With

brockton

Questions

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

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