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viborg

/ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
vi-borg
IPA
/ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Jutland, Denmark, pop. 91.405 (as of 2007)

name

A city in Karelia (now part of Russia, in earlier times part of Finland and Sweden), pop. 79,224 (as of 2002), usually spelled Vyborg.

name

A town in Turner County, South Dakota, pop. 832 (as of 2000)

Etymology

From Swedish Viborg from vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh. Doublet of Vyborg.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰerǵʰ-, Viborg, vé, borgh

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/
  • British English: /ˈviːˌbɔːɡ/

Frequently Paired Words

Vyborg

Homonyms

vyborg

Questions

How do you pronounce viborg?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/.
What does viborg mean?
A city in Jutland, Denmark, pop. 91.405 (as of 2007)
Where does viborg come from?
It is traced to Swedish.

How to pronounce viborg

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