Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

western isles

/ˈwɛstəɹnˈʌɪ̯lz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
west-ern isles
IPA
/ˈwɛstəɹnˈʌɪ̯lz/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Outer Hebrides, an archipelago of the Hebrides in Scotland.

name

A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, the Western Isles Council (officially Scottish Gaelic Comhairle nan Eilean Siar since 1997).

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈwɛstənˈaɪ̯lz/

Inflected Forms

the Western Isles (canonical)

Questions

How do you pronounce western isles?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛstəɹnˈʌɪ̯lz/.
What does western isles mean?
The Outer Hebrides, an archipelago of the Hebrides in Scotland.

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