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wigglesworth

/wˈɪɡəlzwˌɝθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
wig-glesworth
IPA
/wˈɪɡəlzwˌɝθ/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8056).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English winċel (“nook, corner”) + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wigglesworths (plural)

Derived Forms

Wigglesworthian

Questions

How do you pronounce wigglesworth?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪɡəlzwˌɝθ/.
What does wigglesworth mean?
A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8056).
Where does wigglesworth come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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