Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ventura

/vɛnˈt(j)ʊɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
ven-tu-ra
IPA
/vɛnˈt(j)ʊɹə/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A city, the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States. Official name: City of San Buenaventura.

name

A small city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.

Etymology

From Italian, Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from a medieval form of Bonaventura, Buenaventura, meaning "good fortune."

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Ventura County

Rhymes With

pera cira o'harra

Questions

How do you pronounce ventura?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɛnˈt(j)ʊɹə/.
What does ventura mean?
A surname.
Where does ventura come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce ventura

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