Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitworth

/ˈwɪtwɜːrθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: whit-worth
IPA: /ˈwɪtwɜːrθ/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8818).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + worð (“enclosure”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Whitworths (plural)

Phrases

Whitworth gun

Questions

How do you pronounce whitworth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪtwɜːrθ/.
What does whitworth mean?: A small town and civil parish with a town council in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8818).
Where does whitworth come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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