Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thorpe

/ˈθɔɹp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
thor-pe
IPA
/ˈθɔɹp/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of thorp (“village”).

Obsolete

name

A common habitational surname from Old English.

Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England:

Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England:

Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England:

Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England:

Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England:

Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England:

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Various places in England, from Old English þorp. See also thorpe.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /θɔɹp/
  • British English: /θɔːp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

thorpes (plural)

Derived Forms

Mayerthorpe Northorpe octothorpe Shiptonthorpe Thorpe Thorpey Thorpeness

Phrases

Burnham Thorpe Kilton Thorpe Lower Thorpe Shipton Thorpe Tealby Thorpe Thorpe Achurch Thorpe Arnold Thorpe Audlin

Frequently Paired Words

list of place names at thorpe

Synonyms

Thorpe St Andrew Norwich Norfolk

Rhymes With

corp warp thorp torp gorp

Questions

How do you pronounce thorpe?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɔɹp/.
What does thorpe mean?
Obsolete spelling of thorp (“village”).
Where does thorpe come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce thorpe

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈθɔɹp/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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