Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valletta

/vəˈlɛtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: val-let-ta
IPA: /vəˈlɛtə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Malta.

name

The capital city of Malta.

Etymology

Named after Jean de Valette, a French nobleman and 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta

Inflected Forms

Valetta (alternative)

Derived Forms

Vallettan

Questions

How do you pronounce valletta?: The recorded pronunciation is /vəˈlɛtə/.
What does valletta mean?: The capital city of Malta.
Where does valletta come from?: Named after Jean de Valette, a French nobleman and 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta

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