Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

volgograd

/ˈvoʊlɡəɡrɑːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: vol-gograd
IPA: /ˈvoʊlɡəɡrɑːd/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An oblast in southwestern Russia.

name

A city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Волгогра́д (Volgográd). Named after the Volga River.

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Волгогра́д

Synonyms

Stalingrad Tsaritsyn

Questions

How do you pronounce volgograd?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvoʊlɡəɡrɑːd/.
What does volgograd mean?: An oblast in southwestern Russia.
Where does volgograd come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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